Page file question

james76 · 12-01-2006, 03:03 PM

I recently looked into pf usage in the system settings in control panal only 1 of my 2 partitions is being used for pf, will this decrease speed of my pc? I split the drive because, it better for recovery if there is a problem.

**Cromewell** · 12-01-2006, 09:35 PM

I've moved your post to a new thread.

I think it would only slow your PC down if you had the page file split across the 2 partitions because the drive head would have to move more to access different parts of it.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-01-2006, 09:38 PM

It wouldnt make a difference, since both partitions are on the same drive. By default, the PF is only on the partition/drive that the OS is loaded on. You can move the PF to a different hard drive, which may increase performance because it will be strictly used for a PF, not for accessing data.

james76 · 12-02-2006, 07:10 AM

Thanks

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12-01-2006, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
james76 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 254	I recently looked into pf usage in the system settings in control panal only 1 of my 2 partitions is being used for pf, will this decrease speed of my pc? I split the drive because, it better for recovery if there is a problem.

12-02-2006, 07:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
james76 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 254	Thanks