Move swapfile to beginning of drive

Darkfalz · 02-22-2005, 12:58 AM

Is there any freeware software to do this on a FAT32/WinME partition, that doesn't require installation (ie. I can happily run it from either DOS or here in XP on the other HD).

Much appreciated

John64 · 02-22-2005, 01:05 AM

you could allways put your swap on a different hd. Speaking of that, i have a 6gb hd collecting dust, how would i do that?

ALPHA DJ · 02-22-2005, 01:24 AM

just add it to your system.... then go to control panel, system, advanced, perfomance settings, advanced, virtual memory, then set paging file size and drive... remember to set the paging file on C: drive to none... best to set min and max size to the same...don't let windows manage the size... good rule of thumb is 1.5x amout of RAM... also, if just using IDE drives, put swap file on secondary IDE channel, assuming that your OS drive ( C: ) is on the primary IDE...reboot and there ya go!

Darkfalz · 02-22-2005, 01:28 AM

That's what I did in my old setup, but can't now... my new setup is as follows

Maxtor drive: ME, FAT32
Quantum Drive 1: XP, NTFS
Quantum Drive 2: swapfile, NTFS

FB · 02-22-2005, 01:37 AM

where does disk management say your pagefile is at?

Darkfalz · 02-22-2005, 02:48 AM

It doesn't recognise the WinME pagefile on the FAT32 partition... that's the one I want to move.

02-22-2005, 12:58 AM	#1
Darkfalz Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 605	Move swapfile to beginning of drive Is there any freeware software to do this on a FAT32/WinME partition, that doesn't require installation (ie. I can happily run it from either DOS or here in XP on the other HD). Much appreciated __________________ OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with HT (Northwood) Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe RAM 1 GB Kingston DDR400 3-3-3-8 Dual Channel Display NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB AGP Monitor 17" Mitsubishi Diamond View 1770 FD Sound SoundMAX Digital Audio Speakers DKL 3D-650 NIC 3Com Gigabit LOM Modem Marconi FLX Stream-ISG HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200 GB Optical SONY CRX300E CD-RW/DVD-ROM Optical SONY DWD18A DVD±RW Case AOpen KF45A-P4 PSU LC-B400ATX Keyboard Microsoft Internet Keyboard Mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
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02-22-2005, 01:05 AM	#2
John64 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,449	you could allways put your swap on a different hd. Speaking of that, i have a 6gb hd collecting dust, how would i do that? __________________
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02-22-2005, 01:24 AM	#3
ALPHA DJ Drum&Bass Specialist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 262	just add it to your system.... then go to control panel, system, advanced, perfomance settings, advanced, virtual memory, then set paging file size and drive... remember to set the paging file on C: drive to none... best to set min and max size to the same...don't let windows manage the size... good rule of thumb is 1.5x amout of RAM... also, if just using IDE drives, put swap file on secondary IDE channel, assuming that your OS drive ( C: ) is on the primary IDE...reboot and there ya go! __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe rev2.0 BIOS 1021.005 P4 3.2EE SL7AA @ 225Mhz @ 1.6v = 3.6GHz Thermalrite SLK-900U Corsair XMS TwinX 1024MB PC4400 DDR in Dual Channel (1:1 @ 450MHz @ 3.0v @ 3-4-4-8-8) eVGA Nvidia FX 7800 256mb AGP 8x 1600 x 1200 x 32bbp x 60Hz Dell 2000FP 20" LCD (DVI-DVI) Windows XP Pro SP2 Adaptec 19160N U160 Controller Seagate ST336704LW 10Krpm 4MB U160 (OS) Seagate ST336704LCV 10Krpm 16MB U160 (x2) (A/V Recording) WD WD1600JB 7200rpm 8MB SE (x1) (Storage) WD WD1200JB 7200rpm 8MB SE (x2) (Storage) Optorite DD0405 USB Zip 100 M-Audio Delta 1010 M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 Enermax EG701AX-VE 600w APC Smart UPS 600
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02-22-2005, 01:28 AM	#4
Darkfalz Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 605	That's what I did in my old setup, but can't now... my new setup is as follows Maxtor drive: ME, FAT32 Quantum Drive 1: XP, NTFS Quantum Drive 2: swapfile, NTFS __________________ OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with HT (Northwood) Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe RAM 1 GB Kingston DDR400 3-3-3-8 Dual Channel Display NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB AGP Monitor 17" Mitsubishi Diamond View 1770 FD Sound SoundMAX Digital Audio Speakers DKL 3D-650 NIC 3Com Gigabit LOM Modem Marconi FLX Stream-ISG HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200 GB Optical SONY CRX300E CD-RW/DVD-ROM Optical SONY DWD18A DVD±RW Case AOpen KF45A-P4 PSU LC-B400ATX Keyboard Microsoft Internet Keyboard Mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
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02-22-2005, 01:37 AM	#5
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	where does disk management say your pagefile is at? __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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02-22-2005, 02:48 AM	#6
Darkfalz Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 605	It doesn't recognise the WinME pagefile on the FAT32 partition... that's the one I want to move. __________________ OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz with HT (Northwood) Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe RAM 1 GB Kingston DDR400 3-3-3-8 Dual Channel Display NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 256 MB AGP Monitor 17" Mitsubishi Diamond View 1770 FD Sound SoundMAX Digital Audio Speakers DKL 3D-650 NIC 3Com Gigabit LOM Modem Marconi FLX Stream-ISG HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB HDD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200 GB Optical SONY CRX300E CD-RW/DVD-ROM Optical SONY DWD18A DVD±RW Case AOpen KF45A-P4 PSU LC-B400ATX Keyboard Microsoft Internet Keyboard Mouse Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
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