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Multiple Paging Files
With multiple hard disks in the same system, you can actually split the paging file into multiple paging files!
Instead of just moving the paging file from one hard disk to another, you can actually place a paging file on each and every hard disk in the system. And if each hard disk has its own IDE channel, having multiple paging files will greatly increase its performance.
Because each hard disk with its own channel can be accessed concurrently with the other hard disks in the same system, multiple paging files will allow the computer to access all of them simultaneously. Needless to say, this greatly increases its read and write performance.
However, it is still recommended that you do not place the paging file in the primary hard disk. Leave the outer tracks there for the operating system to use. This will also free up the first hard disk for the operating system's use, instead of sharing it with the paging file.
So, if you have four hard disks in your system, you should create only three paging files. One in each of the other hard disks, leaving the primary boot hard disk without a paging file.
Creating Multiple Paging Files In Windows XP
First, open up System Properties, either through the Control Panel or by right-clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Properties.
Once in System Properties, click on the Advanced tab. There will be three sections.
Click on Settings in the Performance section and the Performance Options screen will pop up. Click on the Advanced tab and you'll see the following picture :-
The second section you see is titled Virtual memory. Under it, there's a Change button. Click on it to get the following screen :-
This is where you manage Windows XP's paging file settings.
You can select the logical drive in you wish to create a paging file by clicking on the list of logical drives shown on the screen.
Just scroll through the selection of logical drives available. Click on the logical drive in which you want to create a paging file. Then set the initial and maximum paging file sizes and click Set. Do this for as many hard disks as you want in your system.
To remove the paging file from the default location in the first logical drive, select drive C: and select No paging file. Then click Set.
After you are done, just click OK and allow Windows XP to reboot your computer. After rebooting, multiple paging file will be created in the logical drives you selected.
Please remember that each logical drive represents a partition, not a physical drive. So, if you want to create a paging file in a separate hard disk, select a logical drive that resides on that hard disk. Preferably, it should be the first partition in the other hard disk (which should be on its own IDE channel).
Moving The Paging File To A RAID Array
Before proceeding, you should read our RAID Optimization Guide for a primer on the different RAID levels.
With multiple hard disks in the same system, you can actually split the paging file into multiple paging files!
Instead of just moving the paging file from one hard disk to another, you can actually place a paging file on each and every hard disk in the system. And if each hard disk has its own IDE channel, having multiple paging files will greatly increase its performance.
Because each hard disk with its own channel can be accessed concurrently with the other hard disks in the same system, multiple paging files will allow the computer to access all of them simultaneously. Needless to say, this greatly increases its read and write performance.
However, it is still recommended that you do not place the paging file in the primary hard disk. Leave the outer tracks there for the operating system to use. This will also free up the first hard disk for the operating system's use, instead of sharing it with the paging file.
So, if you have four hard disks in your system, you should create only three paging files. One in each of the other hard disks, leaving the primary boot hard disk without a paging file.
Creating Multiple Paging Files In Windows XP
First, open up System Properties, either through the Control Panel or by right-clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Properties.
Once in System Properties, click on the Advanced tab. There will be three sections.
Click on Settings in the Performance section and the Performance Options screen will pop up. Click on the Advanced tab and you'll see the following picture :-
The second section you see is titled Virtual memory. Under it, there's a Change button. Click on it to get the following screen :-
This is where you manage Windows XP's paging file settings.
You can select the logical drive in you wish to create a paging file by clicking on the list of logical drives shown on the screen.
Just scroll through the selection of logical drives available. Click on the logical drive in which you want to create a paging file. Then set the initial and maximum paging file sizes and click Set. Do this for as many hard disks as you want in your system.
To remove the paging file from the default location in the first logical drive, select drive C: and select No paging file. Then click Set.
After you are done, just click OK and allow Windows XP to reboot your computer. After rebooting, multiple paging file will be created in the logical drives you selected.
Please remember that each logical drive represents a partition, not a physical drive. So, if you want to create a paging file in a separate hard disk, select a logical drive that resides on that hard disk. Preferably, it should be the first partition in the other hard disk (which should be on its own IDE channel).
Moving The Paging File To A RAID Array
Before proceeding, you should read our RAID Optimization Guide for a primer on the different RAID levels.
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