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Page File location in a Dual Boot PC

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client_9   10-28-2008 at 06:37:03 PM

OK, in my new build I have:

- 2 Barracuda 7200.xx Hard Drives in AHCI/SATA mode (Non-RAID).
- 4GB of RAM

On drive C I've installed Windows XP.
On drive D I've installed Vista.
The XP Page File (512MB), I moved to the other drive D after I installed Vista there.
and...
Vista's Page File (512MB), I moved to the other drive C after I installed XP there.

So does anyone foresee see a problem with this page file set up?

THNX!
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CPU: Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) Wolfdale
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
RAM: 4GB Corsair Dominator PC2-8500
Hard Drives: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 AHCI/SATA
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 cooling TurboX 512MB
Power Supply: Corsair 750W
XP Professional
Vista Home Premium

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maximiza   10-29-2008 at 01:31:08 AM
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What does moving the page files do?

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client_9   10-29-2008 at 02:05:37 AM
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maximiza wrote :

What does moving the page files do?



Why Should I change the Page File location ??

If you have 2 Hard drives, then this really helps the system performance (GAMING) ... because when you set the page file different from your OS drive (where all programs would be in) to another drive, then that takes a huge load out of the main system hard disk, as a page file needs continues read and writing…

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mikrev007   10-29-2008 at 11:02:30 AM
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No problem. It is perfectly valid.

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