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Hi Jim,
On the few "high-memory" systems I've set up, unless you think you're
actually going to *need* huge amounts of memory (real+virtual), I'd match
the memory to virtual size 1:1. Where's my line-in-the-sand? About 256meg.
On my personal 256meg computer, I have it set for 1:1. On computers with
32/64/128/192 meg, I set it at 1.5:1.
You might think, "I've got SO MUCH real memory, why do I want a swap file at
all?" The reality is that WinNT needs and wants a swap file to run well.
So I don't argue, I just do what it needs :-)
Remember, these are not published rules, only based upon my personal
experiences over many years.
Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JAHunter [mailto:hunter_ja@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 8:36 AM
> To: Doug Forman
> Cc: Omega-List
> Subject: Re: Defragging Win NT
>
>
> Doug
>
> Thanks -- I am just beginning to set up my NT system and it is a
> great time
> to get this kind of professional advice.
>
> One question about the 150% rule --
>
> I will start with 256MB RAM and later upgrade to 512MB (see current memory
> prices).
>
> So, I will now set the swap file size at 384MB and later change
> it to 768MB.
>
> Does it matter if I make the swap file partition *greater* than
> 5% over the
> current swap file size (in this example, make it 768MB plus 5%, while the
> swap file is set to 384MB) ?
> I would not think it would affect fragmentation or access time.
>
> Again many thanks
>
> Jim Hunter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug Forman <doug@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Kent Rollins <kentr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; OmegaList <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 2:04 AM
> Subject: RE: Defragging Win NT
>
>
> > Greetings, list-readers!
> >
> > As someone who actually has set up hundreds of systems, here's
> what works
> > for me (your milage may very):
>
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