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Doug,
Why do you make the swap file partition the last partion. Isn't the first
partition the one closest to the spindle (i.e smallest radius) therefore
offering the fastest access? Am I mistaken or are there other overiding
reasons for making it the last partition?
Thanks,
Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Forman [mailto:doug@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: September 21, 1999 2:05 AM
> To: Kent Rollins; OmegaList
> Subject: RE: Defragging Win NT
>
>
> Greetings, list-readers!
>
> As someone who actually has set up hundreds of systems, here's what works
> for me (your milage may very):
>
> 1. I *always* set up a PRIMARY partition JUST for my swap file. This is
> true whether or not I'm setting up Win95/98/NT/2k.
>
> 2. If there is more than one hard disk in the system, I *always* evenly
> split the swap file across dedicated primary partitions on the non-boot
> drive(s).
>
> 3. I *always* set my swap file size as a FIXED size equal to 1.5
> * memory.
>
> Example: System has one 10gb drive, 128m memory. Create 2 primary
> partitions (usually use PartitionMagic): Partition 1 = 9.8 gb,
> Partition 2 =
> 197 mb (size of swap file is 128m * 1.5 = 192m, hard disk partition *must*
> be 5mb larger than swap file size)
>
> Fixed size swap files on dedicated partitions do not fragment.
>
> A fragmented swap file will damage performance far more than any other
> fragmented file.
>
> I always make the swap file partition the last partition, whether
> on one or
> many drives.
>
> (If you're using NT40, you'd need to set up a 2gb partition to install NT,
> it doesn't like booting to a partition greater than 2gb... so in the
> example above, there would be 3 primary partitions: 2gb, 6.8gb & 197mb)
>
> I *always* install whatever the current version of Diskeeper is. I start
> out by doing a boot-time defragment run, followed by configuring it using
> "set it and forget it" to defragment once per 24 hours during the late
> night.
>
> The other defragmenters are interesting, but only one of them (Raxco's
> PerfectDisk) has it's roots in mainframe computers as Diskeeper does.
> Diskeeper is the defragmenter that Microsoft wish it built, so in true M$
> style, they licensed it in Win2000. It's solid, mature, reliable and
> trouble-free. "It just works."
>
> Craig Jensen, President of Executive Software (makers of Diskeeper)
> literally "wrote the book" on fragmentation in 1994: "Fragmentation: the
> Condition, the Cause, the Cure" can be ordered from the Diskeeper website
> for $29.95, or can be read for free on-line at:
> http://www.execsoft.com/fragbook/. Short take: these folks KNOW what
> they're doing.
>
> Summary:
> Separate partion for swap file - fixed swap file size: 1.5 * RAM - not on
> boot drive if other drives available - Diskeeper on auto-pilot.
>
> My clients are 98% financial institutions. This configuration has proven
> successful for very reliable 24/7 operations that they require.
>
> Hope this helps someone :-)
>
> Doug
>
> -----
> Doug Forman, MCSE (doug@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> Incline Systems, Inc. - Vancouver, WA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kent Rollins [mailto:kentr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 9:03 PM
> > To: OmegaList
> > Subject: Re: Defragging Win NT
> >
> >
> > NT's swap file is called PAGEFILE.SYS and is located in the
> root directory
> > of your boot drive. It is used basically the same way 98 uses it's swap
> > file. The reason they suggest creating a separate partition
> for it is to
> > prevent it from becoming fragmented over time. This is a valid strategy
> > (although until I see some benchmarks I am still dubious of the
> > improvement
> > in performance) and most unix installations are set up this way.
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark J. Cerar <mcerar@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 9:07 PM
> > Subject: RE: Defragging Win NT
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have any comments about using the following Hard Disk fine
> > tuning technique to reduce defragmentation in WinNT?
> >
> > Set up a logical partition at the beginning of your hard drive to
> > about 150%
> > of your RAM and then put the Windows Swap file on this partition.
> >
> > I saw this tip on ZDNet a while ago (without any reference to a
> particular
> > version of Windows) but it does sound interesting. I don't even know if
> > Windows NT uses a swap file in the same way as Win9X.
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> >
>
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