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Increase File System Caching Memory

Windows NT will normally limit the amount of RAM that can be locked for I/O operations. Using this registry key will allow you to override the automatic setting.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value named 'IoPageLockLimit' if it does not already exist. Set the value to equal the maximum number of Kbytes to be allocated to I/O operations as per the table below:

RAM       IoPageLockLimit
(MB)       Decimal    Hex
4           4096     1000
8           8192     2000
16         16384     4000
32         32768     8000
64         65536    10000

As with all performance related changes, get a baseline measurement using performance monitor and then make your changes in small increments and retest the performance after each change.

Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
Value Name: IoPageLockLimit
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 = default

More Info: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q121/9/65.asp

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Posted: 2007-06-20
By: FortyPoundHead
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