BUFFERS

Allocates memory for a specified number of disk buffers when your system
starts. You can use this command only in your CONFIG.SYS file.

Syntax

    BUFFERS=n[,m]

Parameters

n
    Specifies the number of disk buffers. The value of n must be in the
    range 1 through 99.

m
    Specifies the number of buffers in the secondary buffer cache. The value
    of m must be in the range 0 through 8.

Default settings

The default setting for the number of disk buffers depends on the
configuration of your system, as shown in the following table:

Configuration              Buffers      Bytes
                           (n)


<128K of RAM, 360K disk    2            --

<128K of RAM, > 360K       3            --
disk

128K to 255K of RAM        5            2672

256K to 511K of RAM        10           5328

512K to 640K of RAM        15           7984

The default setting for the number of buffers in the secondary cache (m) is
0 (no secondary cache buffers).

If you specify an invalid value for n or m, BUFFERS uses the default setting
of no secondary cache buffers.