Re: partitions
- From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 10:46:07 -0700
Virtual memory and swap are two names for the same thing. Under XP, go to
control pannel->system->advanced tab->performance settings button->advancedtab
and hit enter on the virtual memory change button. So that's one advancedtab in
system then another advanced tab once you get to performance settings.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Gillard" <kgillard@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: partitions
Sounds interesting. Where do I find the virtual memory an d and swap files
settings? I mean, I could likely find them but if you already know.
Will playing with these settings impact performance significantly?
Thanks...Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: partitions
> By default you have virtual memory on drive c because that's the default
> on
> windows. You can change where that memory is. I don't know what the
> rules are
> on creating partitions for virtual memory once your system has been
> partitioned
> and is in use, but I don't see why you couldn't move the virtual memory
> over to
> one of your other drives if you desire and then specify a size. It makes
> sense
> to me that if you move virtual memory do another partition or drive, you'd
> want
> to specify the max size which will ensure both that you have enough swap
> and
> that this amount available is fixed. You can also specify the size of
> virtual
> memory and leave it on it's current drive. We're talking about things
> that get
> cleaned out once processes have stopped. I don't see how playing around
> with it
> can hurt. I'd try leaving virtual memory on drive c for now and
> specifying its
> size as twice the amount of ram you have. The way you have the current
> setup, I
> personally wouldn't put swap with my data or backup drive.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Gillard" <kgillard@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: partitions
>
>
> Hi Sean, I am a bit confused. Are you saying that you can assign a
> partition solely for virtual memory?
>
> I HAVE MY DRIVE partitioned as follows:
>
> Local disk C, 40 gig
> All system & program files
> Local disk F, 200 gig
> all data
> backup G, 10 gig
> image
>
> What should I consider doing different that would make jfw perform better?
> Always looking for an edge...Keith
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:07 PM
> Subject: Re: partitions
>
>
>> Under help menu, read about diskpart. This will split your computer into
>> several partitions provided you've space to do so.For multi-user systems,
>> splitting into partitions allows something to be stopped before gobbling
>> up the
>> whole space. If you have a system with more than one harddrive, this is
>> the
>> best kind of partitioning scheme to have, though one disk will allow you
>> to do
>> such a thing. How to partition depends on personal choice, obviously you
>> don't
>> want to make a frequently used partition which frequently grows to small.
>> A
>> common partition setup has one for windows and jaws, one for windows
>> software
>> you feel is less stable or which you can quickly wipeout and replace if
>> necessary, and one partition for swap or virtual memory. Virtual memory
>> is
>> space on a harddrive that operating systems use to move things along when
>> the
>> ram is all used.In this 3 partition setup, your windows and jaws
>> partition
>> might
>> include everything under the windows directory, your user profiles and
>> specific
>> settings under the documentsand settings folder, your jaws folders under
>> c:\jaws
>> or the freedomscientific directory under program files\freedomscientific.
>> Your
>> virtual memory partition might be equal to the amount of ram or double
>> the
>> ram
>> of your computer, I don't know what MS recommends for swap space.
>> Everything
>> else can go into a third partition. You can have as many or few as you
>> like.
>> I'd look on the MS website to see what all the confusing terms in the
>> diskpart
>> help mean because they aren't explained there.
>> hth
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vy Pham" <thaovyngu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:01 PM
>> Subject: partitions
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> What kind of software can I use to divide my computer into different
>> partitions
>> that is also accessible with JAWS? I also wonder, is it a good idea for
>> me to split my computer up like that? What are the advantages and the
>> disadvantages of doing that? Can anyone tell me, please?
>> Vy
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