blacknight705
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i think i heard someone tell me once that there is a way to change hard drive space to RAM. is this possible?
Why do you say that? I've had pagefile off lots of times before with no adverse effects.dgower2 said:Since Windows always needs some HDD space allocated as VM, you should NEVER disable VM.
dgower2 said:
dgower2 said:Windows always needs some of your HDD (Hard Disk Drive) space allocated as virtual memory - even if you have 2 gigs of system memory. HDD activity is ALWAYS slower than RAM activity because the HDD is an electro-MECHANICAL device, meaning that it has moving parts e.g. the spinning platters, read/write heads, stepper motor, head-actuator, etc. RAM, in contrast, is purely electrical - no moving parts involved and therefore moves almost at the speed of electricity (the speed of electricity less latency time for refreshes and wait states).
Since Windows always needs some HDD space allocated as VM, you should NEVER disable VM. One way to (slightly) increase your system performance, regarding VM, is to set a static amount of VM instead of letting windows assign a dynamic range. Having a dynamic amount of VM creates extra overhead for the system since it will have to constantly adjust the size as Windows writes to the page file. Setting the min and max to the same value will elliminate the need to Windows to constantly adjust the size as it's being used. Mine is set to 2048 for min and max. Your ideal size will vary depending on the amount of RAM and HDD space available.
I read that, and it doesn't say anywhere (that I saw) that you absolutely have to have one. It actually doesn't even mention disabling it, even though its an option when you go to where he says to change it.dgower2 said: