Vista - Separate partition for swap file

08-26-2007

Hello,

I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM.
Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the
swap file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb?

Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues?

Thanks in advance!

08-26-2007

No...........but it makes sense to put it on a completely different HD
peter
"Ferenc B." <geld1@nexus.hu> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM.
> Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the swap
> file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb?
>
> Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues?
>
> Thanks in advance!

08-27-2007

Been known as the pagefile since Win98, but the only time there is an
advantage is when you try to shrink the Vista partition. Then it could be a
positive. As to your question Peter is correct.

"Ferenc B." <geld1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello,
>
> I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM.
> Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the swap
> file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb?
>
> Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues?
>
> Thanks in advance!

08-26-2007	#1
Ferenc B. n/a posts	Separate partition for swap file Hello, I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM. Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the swap file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb? Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues? Thanks in advance!
My System Specs

08-26-2007	#2
peter n/a posts	Re: Separate partition for swap file No...........but it makes sense to put it on a completely different HD peter "Ferenc B." <geld1@nexus.hu> wrote in message news:OMhlSU85HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hello, > > I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM. > Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the swap > file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb? > > Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues? > > Thanks in advance!
My System Specs

08-27-2007	#3
John Barnes n/a posts	Re: Separate partition for swap file Been known as the pagefile since Win98, but the only time there is an advantage is when you try to shrink the Vista partition. Then it could be a positive. As to your question Peter is correct. "Ferenc B." <geld1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OMhlSU85HHA.536@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > > I have Vista Home Premium 64 bit on a Raid0 config with 4Gb RAM. > Does it make sense to create a separate partition (~5Gb) only for the swap > file and set the swap file size to fix 4Gb? > > Will be in this case less disk fragmentation issues? > > Thanks in advance!
My System Specs

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