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Swap file partitioning

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by codeseven, Jan 8, 2003.

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  1. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    So, the fastest area of hard disk drive is the outer part, right?
    And partitioning begins from outer tracks, right? Not like with CD-ROMs?
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jan 15, 2003
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  2. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    I would have thought that the outer part of the drive (physically) would be the best place for swap (after os maybe), because each revolution reads more data than each revolution on the physically inner part of the drive.
    I have been confused by front end and other things, but if the hard drives start from the outside and write in towards the center of the physical disk then everything makes sense. If not I may require further reading on how these things work to understand the recommendations.
    SNGX1275, Jan 15, 2003
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  3. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    Indeed. Although you can designate the main, first partition to start at say block 1025 and go all the way to 10k or smth like that, then make the 2nd part go from 1-1024. Good trick of the trade :cool:
    Vehementi, Jan 15, 2003
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  4. Refwhett Newcomer, in training Posts: 83

    I have an oldish 1.9gb 5400rpm hdd which I am thinking of using only for the page file, thus removing it from my system hdd (7200 rpm). Is there any point in doing that as the hdd is slower? And if so to which file system should I format the drive?
    Refwhett, Feb 16, 2003
    #24
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