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Fix: Swapfile on different drive #fix #programming #computers

Swapfile on different drive

Is it worth to spend money on a small capacity HDD (~5-20 GB, very cheap though) to use it as swapping area for the OS? I do believe it will increase the OS performance , or maybe SSD (still ~5-20 GB), that costs more, will give better performances?

Answer [by klerik]: Swapfile on different drive

The best performance you get if you prevent from swapping in the first…

Answer: How does a computer know which CD/DVDs to boot from? #answer #it #fix

How does a computer know which CD/DVDs to boot from?

What actually happens when a user reboots his or her system with an OS disk (or other bootable disk) in the CD/DVD drive?

For example, when I put in my OS installation CD and start the computer up, it says "Press any key to continue from CD or DVD...". How this is done on the actual CD/DVD? Because this indicates that when each time CPU is…

How-to: What is the relationship between Unix, Linux, Ubuntu, Debian and Android? #development #computers #fix

What is the relationship between Unix, Linux, Ubuntu, Debian and Android?

What is the relationship between Unix, Linux, Ubuntu, and Debian?

I suspect they are all Operating Systems that are based upon one another – similar to how Windows is based on DOS. Is my suspicion correct? Do these operating systems have the same type of relationship with each other as Windows has with DOS? Are they…

Fix: Other benefits of 64-bit OS apart from memory expansion? #development #it #answer

Other benefits of 64-bit OS apart from memory expansion?

I’m trying to convince somebody of the benefits of switching to a 64-bit OS but I’m having a hard time finding arguments other than “you can use more than 3GB RAM”. Are there any other clearly-communicable benefits in having a 64-bit operating system?

Answer [by CesarB]: Other benefits of 64-bit OS apart from memory expansion?

For x86-64…

Solution: Windows 7: Should I Install 64-bit or 32-bit Version? (x64 vs x86) #programming #computers #fix

Windows 7: Should I Install 64-bit or 32-bit Version? (x64 vs x86)

Deciding which Windows 7 version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Do you have any practical hints which could help decide which version to install?

With the gaining popularity of 64-bit chipsets/processors, many users now have the ability to run either 64-bit versions…

How to: Does low disk space affect SSD performance? #dev #computers #solution

Does low disk space affect SSD performance?

I was wondering if having less than 5-10GB of free space on an SSD would affect performance. Is it specific to SSD or is it more of an operating system aspect?

For example, on an Intel X-25 G2 that has TRIM support (on Windows 7).

Answer [by Ben]: Does low disk space affect SSD performance?

I have heard that SSDs tend to slow down when they get nearly…