Adam Fields (weblog)

This blog is largely deprecated, but is being preserved here for historical interest. Check out my index page at adamfields.com for more up to date info. My main trade is technology strategy, process/project management, and performance optimization consulting, with a focus on enterprise and open source CMS and related technologies. More information. I write periodic long pieces here, shorter stuff goes on twitter or app.net.

1/31/2006

iRAM SATA ramdisk is now available

Filed under: — adam @ 1:22 pm

Someone pointed out to me that the iRAM is now available. It’s a PCI card with standard DIMM slots that plugs into a standard SATA port to give you up to a 4GB ramdisk that doesn’t require separate drivers. It draws power off of the PCI slot to keep the memory intact even if the machine is off as long as it’s plugged in, and it even has a battery backup for up to ten hours of complete shutoff.

Tech Report did some testing, and the results are pretty impressive:

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q1/gigabyte-iram/index.x?pg=1

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