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Posted by Philip K. on May 30, 2007, 11:42 pm
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Thanks for your reply.
Phil
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> I see you realize you posted in the wrong place but here are my replies
> that are inline...
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> | Hi Everybody,
> | I am about to buy a Dell computer with a 320 GByte hard drive.
> Does
> | anyone have any suggestions for partitioning the hard drive to maximize
> | performance. Specifically, I was thinking of three partitions --
> Vista,
> | applications, and data.
> | 1. Will partitioning degrade performance.
>
> No.
>
> | 2. How much should be allocated to a Vista partition to get maximum
> speed.
>
> Since you are using NTFS partitioning will NOT affect speed. Your premise
> that partioning
> the drive will affect speed is false.
>
>
> | 3. How much -- or rather how much extra space -- should be allocated to
> a
> | partition containing applications.
>
> I suggest the ENTIRE 320GB space for the "C:" drive, OS, Program Files and
> Data. If you
> want data on a separate area, use a second physical drive not a
> partitioned drive.
>
>
> | 4. Do I need much extra space for a partition assigned to data.
>
> See my last reply...
>
> | 5. Will compressing any partition serve a useful function.
>
> Yes. Save space.
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> |
> | Thanking you
> | Phil
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> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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