DimmDrive Manual

A brief Guide to: DimmDrive "The World's First PC Gaming RAM Drive

What is a RAM Drive?

A RAM Drive is a computer program that allows for your computer to use your RAM
(Random Access Memory) (a.k.a. System Memory) as a temporary storage drive. RAM, by its
very nature offers Read and Write speeds many times faster than those offered by an HDD or
even an SSD. This means that programs (like games) that are copied over from your HDD or
SSD to your RAM Drive are loaded exceptionally quickly.

How is Dimmdrive different than other RAM Drives?

Dimmdrive offers tons of special features tailored specifically for gamers (although it is
quite useful for non-gamers as well). These features include such things as:

• Automated Steam Integration – All of your favorite games on Steam are instantaneously
  available for you to load into Dimmdrive to play at lightning speeds.
  
• Automated File Syncing with your HDD/SSD – All of your game data is instantaneously
  synced with your permanent storage device while using Dimmdrive. No losing data to
  power outages!
  
• Less RAM? – If you don’t have enough spare RAM to store the entirety of one of your
  games in Dimmdrive, you can manually select specific files to load into Dimmdrive. The
  unselected files will be loaded off of your normal drive instead.
  
• Simple adding of non-Steam Games: You can easily add non-Steam games and programs
  by simply dragging a file, folder, or shortcut into the Dimmdrive window’s “Apps” page.
  
• A USB 3.0 Turbo Mode: You can permanently save your games to a USB 3.0 flash drive
  and use it to quickly load your games into Dimmdrive.

What is the minimum amount of RAM that I need to make good use of Dimmdrive?

8GB of RAM is the minimum amount needed to make good use of Dimmdrive.
Technically speaking it is usable with any amount greater than the bare minimum needed to run
your OS and your game. 12GB of RAM is recommended (that being said, the more RAM you
have, the better).

How to use Dimmdrive

How to set a Dimmdrive drive size and letter

Step 1:
First, click the “Settings” tab in Dimmdrive.









Step 2:
Now to set the drive size, simply type the desired value in the top left box labeled “Drive
Size”. This is limited by your computer’s total physical RAM, and the amount of RAM
necessary to maintain your OS and game.

Step 3:
To set the drive letter, simply click the box labeled “Drive Size” and select the letter of
your choice. “Z” is the default letter. You cannot choose a letter that already belongs to a
drive in your system.

How to reconfigure Steam calibration

Step 1:
Go to the “Settings tab in Dimmdrive









Step 2:
Click “Reset Steam Config” in the middle column, and then click the large button labeled
“Delete config.vdf”.

Step 3:
Now restart Steam and Dimmdrive.

How to launch a game (full load):

First of all, welcome to Dimmdrive! Secondly, to do a “full load” in Dimmdrive is one of
the simplest things you can do! To do a “full load” means to load the entirety of a game into
Dimmdrive; this offers the best performance but requires the most spare RAM in your system

Step 1:
Locate the game you want to play. You can either do this by simply looking for the name
and/or logo, or you can type the name of the game into the search bar.

Step 2:
Now left click the On/Off switch to the right of the game.

Step 3:
Now left click the master On/Off switch at the top left of Dimmdrive.

Step 4:
Now to launch your game you can click the image of the game in Dimmdrive, start it
through Steam, start it from a shortcut, or start it directly from the .exe for the game.
Congratulations, you are now playing your game with Dimmdrive on a full load!

How to use Dimmdrive with a game larger than your spare RAM

Let’s say you have a computer with 8GB of RAM in it, but you want to play a 12GB
game. Obviously you can’t load the entire game into Dimmdrive because it surpasses your
system’s capacity. Even if you had exactly 12GB of RAM that still wouldn't be enough because
you still need space for Windows and for your game to run in.


Step 1:
Locate the game you want to play. You can either do this by simply looking for the name
and/or logo, or you can type the name of the game into the search bar.

Step 2:
Click the small wrench symbol to the far right of your game

Step 3:
Click the bubble under “Less RAM?” and then click “Configure”



























Step 4:
Now you must select what specific files you want to load into Dimmdrive. The order of
importance from most to least for these generally goes as follows: Graphics, Maps first,
music, cutscenes second.
A demonstration of how to do this is available here:

Step 5:
Now click “Submit Selection”, then “close”, and then start your game by turning it on,
turning on the master switch, and then clicking the image in Dimmdrive, using Steam,
using an .exe, or using a shortcut.

How to add non-Steam programs to Dimmdrive

Adding non-Steam programs to Dimmdrive is quite simple to do, and is absolutely
necessary in order to use Dimmdrive with games from services like Origin and Uplay.


Step 1:
First click the “Apps” tab in Dimmdrive.


Step 2:
Now simply drag any file, folder, or shortcut into the Dimmdrive window OR right click
and select “add new” and then select the .exe for a program.

Step 3:
Now to launch your game you must turn it on, then turn on the master switch, and then
click the image of the game in Dimmdrive, start it from a shortcut, or start it directly from
the .exe for the game.

Printable Version of This Guide

This guide can be found in PDF format here

This manual was written by Tim Sullivan, transfered into a Steam guide by me.

More Guides For DimmDrive

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=438647468
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=438878831

DimmDrive is highly recommended for all Steam gamers to use. DimmDrive keeps evolving into a must have software for all gamers. It is easy to use and it gets the "Thumbs Up" from me.

[PCLOW]

I'm new to Steam and DIMM Drive, I don't seems to have DIMM drive showing in Windows Explorer and Disk Management when DIMM is launched, appreciate if someone can help with this, thanls in advance.

[Bugz]

Do you still use a RAM disk? If so, which one and how does it compare to this? I had an old RAM disk software and could easily see the performance. This one doesn't give any idea if it's working.

And it's not clear how it magically works with steam. For example when I do a partial (not enough RAM) game, the files are split between two disks. Steam still points to the original in settings.

[NorkDorf Entertainment]

I haven't played around with this software for a very long time... Like 3 years long time...

[Bugz]

Could you post an updated guide? The UI has changed dramatically and im not confident I'm setting it up properly.

[NorkDorf Entertainment]

@Dragonrb, its really not that hard this is just a site guide to understand the program a little better.