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retroborg
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_ 		11. October 2008 @ 23:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have always wondered what really gives out the best system performance when it comes to HD partitioning.
I have 4 Hard Disks in my rig?:

1TB 32MB Cache 7200RPM
1TB 32MB Cache 7200RPM
512GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM
512GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM

2 x Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 1-TB Hard Drive (32MB Cache)
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?lo...D&reqPage=Model

1 x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB Hard (16MB Cache)
Drivehttp://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b9df99f4fa74c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

1 x Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 500-GB Hard Drive (16 MB Cache)
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vg...000dd04090aRCRD


I?m going to do a fresh WinXP Pro installation and I was thinking of dividing the 1TB HD to 3 partitions:
C: WinXP Pro (20GB), Linux (15GB) (Dual Boot)
D: Games installation / execution (100GB)
E: Backup / Downloads (880GB)

And use the rest 3 HD as they are (Unpartitioned)
1TB, 512GB & 512GB for Backup / Downloads.

Or should I use the entire 1TB HD for WinXP, the 2nd HD 512GB for games installation, and the rest: 1TB & 512GB for Linux & Backup / Downloads.

Any opinions / suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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krj15489
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_ 		13. October 2008 @ 00:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is what i would do.

use 1 500gb drive for xp and linux boot.
use the 2nd 500gb for xp program files and linux /home and swap partition.
then i would use the 2 1tb drives for everything else.

you can also get better performance if you move the page file and swap partition off of the boot drive.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307886
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