From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Fri Apr 06 2001 - 10:55:43 EDT
Vernon Wankerl [mailto:wankerl_at_attglobal.net] wrote:
> I set minimum and maximum to 2x my RAM size. This will allocate all the
> partition to Windows and reduce the work Windows does in allocating
> Virtual Memory. Some have noted performance gains by doing this. I
> haven't measured the effects other than the elimination of problems when
> I run out of disk space but Windows needs more for Virtual Memory.
This is great in theory, but in practice putting the swap file on a separate
partition will actually _decrease_ the system performance. The way to maintain
performance is to either keep the swap file on the same partition as the OS or
put it on a separate _drive_, not really an option on a Thinkpad unless you want
to dedicate your Ultrabay to a 2nd HD adapter.
You'd be better off to put all of your APPs on a separate partition and keep
your OS and swap file contiguous. I've found this to work well on all my late
model Thinkpads (770Z, 600X, 600E):
C: W98 (actually, W98Lite)
D: W2K
E: APPs (Office2K, AutoCAD 14, Photoshop, Acrobat4, etc.)
F: Files and data (makes backups a snap!)
Just my $.02,
James
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