Re: Necessary to create a FAT32 partition?
- From: "Jonny" <billgates@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:21:41 -0500
No. The only performance benefit would be the allocation unit size will be
larger with FAT32. This is great for large files, like the swapfile.
Sounds like I'm agreeing? Read on.
A simple rule I use for the swapfile, if moving, is the location any faster.
The only recognized location would be a separate hard drive on the first
partition of the that hard drive with no other file access used here. A
hard drive using a different bus system that handles simultaneous access
(ide doesn't) is even better on top of that. Example: scsi.
If moving the swapfile, leaving part of it on the Windows partition leaves
it to force fragmentation of both the swapfile there and files modified and
newly written there. Whether or not the swapfile itself improves
performance if divided between two locations remains to be seen. And, its
primary purpose for moving the swapfile is defused. But, last I heard, pigs
can't fly.
--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
"tommi" <tommi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9200715B-309E-4FE4-82B0-1D0EAAB7C239@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This is the link to the forum in question. 8th post in that thread.
>
> http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1153479
>
> Sorry more texts to be read... :-)
> --
> Many thanks for your valued advice!
>
>
> "Don MI <>" wrote:
>
> >
> > "tommi" <tommi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:D170CF86-A7A6-4329-9C49-36312C6CA07D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >I read from a forum that MS recommends having a FAT32 partition (size?)
on
> > > the harddisk. Is it true? Why?
> > >
> > > I've just formatted my new hdd and created 2 NTFS partitions. One for
boot
> > > partition (60gig), the other for my personal files (20gig). How do I
> > > create a
> > > FAT32 partition (if needed) on my already formatted and partitioned
hdd?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Many thanks for your valued advice!
> >
> > To create any new partition on a hard drive you must have unallocated
space
> > on that hard drive. Unallocated space is space not allocated to an
existing
> > partition. In your case you must delete your existing partitions {and
loose
> > all data on them};and create three new partitions. Or, use a third party
> > program, such as Partition Magic, to reduce the size of one your
existing
> > partitions to create unallocated space for a new partition.
> >
> > Expect in special cases there is no need to have a FAT32 partition.
Without
> > knowing the context of the forum recommendation, I have no idea what the
> > recommendations is based on. BTW, all my internal and external hard
drives
> > have only NTFS partitions.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
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