| ??? 02/20/10 03:20 Read: times |
#173324 - Boost performance Responding to: ???'s previous message |
A well-known method for improving performance on a Windows-based computer is to move the paging file (pagefile.sys) from its usual location on drive C to its own separate partition on a separate physical drive. By default the initial size of your paging file is 1.5 × RAM and its maximum size is 3 × RAM. So if your computer has 1 GB of RAM, then setting your Paging partition to 4 GB gives you more than enough room for your paging file without wasting disk space that could be used for other purposes like storing data. Partitions on the same physical drive can also be defragmented more quickly. However, I do believe there are drawbacks to having too many partitions, as they may not consume the entire hard disk. |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| HD partitioning - need sugestion | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I normally use one partition | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| why partition? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Boost performance | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| But why partition | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I see you caught that | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Still don't see that partitioning helps | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thinking like a mathematician? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Still don't see how it helps | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I edited my previous post | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Why partition at all?? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| My Method... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Source Code | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| about backups ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Protection made simple.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Autostart - Autorun | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| READ ONLY pendrives!!! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Autostart | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| GOOD WAY TO GET A VIRUS! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Don't | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The thing most often forgotten about backups... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| my favorite backup story | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Use distributed backup | 01/01/70 00:00 |