I-ram?

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SnoopSanders

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So I was just looking at some components on the web and came across this thing called I-RAM, I searched it and found some videos of it being used and noticed how it adds a lot of speed to loading time. My question is how exactly does it work (I tried reading an article about it and didn't understand it a whole lot.) and another is if it is even still needed or if it is still technologically up to date, because I noticed it came out a year ago. Any answers would be appreciated.:D
 
I-RAM hooks into a standard PCI slot or hooks up using an SATA cable. It allows you to hook up (4) DDR SDRAM memory modules and use them as a storage without any extra drivers or software. This is helpful because the DDR SDRAM modules are a solid state storage device (no moving parts), this allows them to functions at much greater speeds then your typical harddrive.
 
Just don't leave the power off for too long. It has a backup battery, but should that run out, anything loaded on the RAM goes POOF... ;)
 
The_Other_One said:
Just don't leave the power off for too long. It has a backup battery, but should that run out, anything loaded on the RAM goes POOF... ;)
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Tell me if I'm wrong but I thought I read that the I-RAM can pull enough power to keep data saved even when the power is off. I think it also said that you can have the system competely unplugged for up to ten hours.
 
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Ten hours isn't that long... if you turn your computer off when you go to bed, you could surpass that easily... which is why T_O_O said to not leave the power off too long.
 
It can draw enough power while the system is off to retain the information in the RAM. It also has a Li-ion battery for when the power is completely cut but I don't know how long it will last.
 
How old is this technology because I could have sworn I've seen this like over a year ago in some sort of computer guide........
 
bumblebee_tuna said:
How old is this technology because I could have sworn I've seen this like over a year ago in some sort of computer guide........
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Oh yeah, definitely. There was a thread about it a while ago, except refering to it as a 'RAM Drive', and I had heard about it quite a while before that thread.
 
i got corrected in a previous thread about this

there's such thing as "NVRAM" which does not lose it's memory when power is turned off, which is what you use in an ram-drive
 
I quoted myself from an earlier thread about vista's readyboost to illustrate the speed advantage to using solid memory as a storage device.

heyman421 said:
The fastest flash drives on the market top out at just under 20MB/s, opposed to modern hard drives that can reach speeds of 90-100MB/s, and modest 667 memory can transfer data @ 5,336 MB/s.
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5,336 > 100 :eek:
 
omg. I SAW THIS AGES AGO!!! LOL! well, if you turn your computer off, it still has power to it. if you unplug the computer then no power what so ever is in it.
 
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