Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Is there anything wrong with the total being 2GB?
Is there anything wrong with the total being 2GB?
Someone said that the location of the page file doesn't matter...
Keeping my swap file on its own Partition keeps it from getting fragmented around other files... which I have seen happen.
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Someone said that the location of the page file doesn't matter...
Of course someone said that, someone says everything eventually. And with regards to pagefile 'optimization' there's a huge amount of misinformation out there.
Keeping my swap file on its own Partition keeps it from getting fragmented around other files... which I have seen happen.
But fragmentation of the pagefile will most likely have less of an affect on performance than the increased seek times you've created by putting it on it's own partition, atleast when it's competing for access with the videos and such on that drive. And 1M clusters doesn't affect the pagefile at all, the pagefile is still accessed in page sized chunks with, I believe, up to a max of 64K read-ahead.
Originally posted by: dawks
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Someone said that the location of the page file doesn't matter...
Of course someone said that, someone says everything eventually. And with regards to pagefile 'optimization' there's a huge amount of misinformation out there.
Keeping my swap file on its own Partition keeps it from getting fragmented around other files... which I have seen happen.
But fragmentation of the pagefile will most likely have less of an affect on performance than the increased seek times you've created by putting it on it's own partition, atleast when it's competing for access with the videos and such on that drive. And 1M clusters doesn't affect the pagefile at all, the pagefile is still accessed in page sized chunks with, I believe, up to a max of 64K read-ahead.
I think the framentation would have a bigger effect then seek times, especially since paging isnt a big deal when accessing video files..
As for the cluster sizes, the main benefit I guess is a slightly better use of space, since there is less overhead.
This is not an entirely bad recommendation. IF you don't mind the possibly wasted disk space (I don't). Prevents fragmentation.Originally posted by: mAsk
If anything, create (preferably on a separate partition), a swap space of constant size. For example, select Custom Size and place 1000 in "Initial" and 1000 in "Maximum" Size boxes, then click Set Button. This will reduce the amount of work needed to dynamically resize the page file, usually when you need it most.
I pulled the following from Black Vipers web site, and have had good results following this:
Virtual Memory ~ The name used for the sum of Physical RAM and the Swap File. In other words: Physical RAM + Swap File = Virtual Memory. You cannot "disable" Virtual Memory even if you disable the Swap File. Meaning, 2 GB RAM + 0 MB Swap File = 2 GB Virtual Memory.
From Fastest to Slowest, these are the configuration you can try:
No swap file at all. Some software may fail. You also need "much" memory to do this. Greater than 512 MB, but I recommend 2 GB.
A static swap file on a separate hard drive (and preferably, controller) from Windows and frequently accessed data.
A dynamic swap file on a separate hard drive (and preferably, controller) from Windows and frequently accessed data.
A static swap file on a separate partition, but on the same physical hard drive as Windows.
A dynamic swap file on a separate partition, but on the same physical hard drive as Windows.
The Default: A dynamic swap file on the same partition and physical hard drive (usually C as Windows.
mAsk
If anything, create (preferably on a separate partition), a swap space of constant size
This will reduce the amount of work needed to dynamically resize the page file, usually when you need it most.
Originally posted by: mAsk
What is the proper definition of a pagefile?
mAsk
sorry but why does linux put it's swapfile in a partition of it's own if ithis is such a bad idea?
if you tell pq magic to make you a linux swapfile why does it give up a fixed size one in it's own partition?
if you let windows default to loading the pagefile to your windows partition, when you make a ghost image of windows you will get the pagefile too. even just after an initial install with office loaded this can double the size of the image. frankly, it's a waste! i used to be able to fit a basic windows install (40+ minutes work) on a cd-r but with the pagefile it became too damn big.
however, when i had windows and the pagefile/temp files/etc all on one drive crashes were far more frequent - some with data loss too!
my current configuration makes me feel much safer; i spend far less time performing paranoid backup upon backup; i have more time to do what i want to do; the sun is shining and the birds are singing.
finally, i would wonder just how many average users would actually notice any possible difference in performance if they put their pagefile in a different partition of a single drive system. would it take 5 or 10 seconds longer to reboot? maybe 2 seconds longer to load word? frankly, unless you're talking about servers or huge databases, etc, then i doubt most ppl would notice...and those who would - get a life!