Re: partition HD
- From: "Poprivet`" <poprivet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:31:32 -0500
Genehackman wrote:
ok.
it seems fair enough. what do you recommend for a
configuration?
only 2 partition
thanks Shenan
The "general" rule is usually as few as possible, and
what YOU can make the best use of, and there are very
few technical advantages to multiple partitions on a
single drive. So if you want one for the system and
one for data, then make two. If you want a data1 and a
data2, then make 3.
Maybe an example would help too:
I have C & D for my first drive. Back up the system?
Backup drive C. Backup my data? Backup drive D.
My second physical drive has 3 partitions: Development,
Sandbox, and Downloads ( anything that was downloaded
from the 'net. )
I also have a swap file on drive E; it does make
things a tiny bit faster, especially when I'm rendering
video but otherwise it's not noticeably helping
anything.
Also makes defrags faster; less to defrag at a time,
and not all need to be defragged; as a rule only 2 of
the 5 drives "need" defrag monthly unless I'm working
with video, and that drive needs a defrag after every
session.
Then I use a 500 Gig external drive to back up to.
It holds compressed backups from two computers.
HTH
Pop`
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
Genehackman wrote:
I just installed a new HD (320g). I partitioned 4
way 30g for
windows, 90g,80g,90g.
The idea was to get a faster acces to info. but
ever since the
system has a noticeable delay in accessing a files
which is not
located in the primary partition.
Is this normal or can I do something to change
that?
Where did you get the idea that there would be a
*noticable*
difference in accessing a file/information by doing
this? You still
only have one arm for the read-write heads to travel
on since you
havea single hard disk drive... ;-)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm/printable
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