Re: Optimum Swap File Size with 4G of RAM

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Having a page/swapfile on a different -partition- of a drive serves no
useful purpose and will actually slow the system somewhat. Picture
yourself jumping from the phone in the LR to the phone in the kitchen to
have a conversation. That's what it's like - the system is jumping from
partition to partition and slowing drive access.

You should not put a swapfile on a mirrored drive (RAID array), if at
all possible because it could cause permance decrease.

The optimum size is actually determined for you by Vista. Once you've
run your system and put it through it's paces, set the swap file size to
Custom Size with minimum and maximum both the same as the maximum was in
System Managed. If you're concerned about PageFile fragmentation, defrag
your drive(s), turn off all PageFiles and reboot, then set it as the
custom size outlined.

If you have a second fast drive, you should configure the system to use
it for the swapfile instead of the OS drive.


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