One of the first things new Linux users often get confused about is the need to create a disk partition for swap space. After all, neither Windows nor Mac OS X make you do any such thing, what's the ...

Q: How much swap space should I allocate, and what is the best configuration for good performance? Why don’t and sar agree on the quantity of swap space? — swapless in Shawano A: First, I had better ...

When it comes to system administration, one of the earliest decisions to be made is how to configure swap space. Many readers already are thinking they know what to do: throw in as much RAM as you can ...

Disk space can easily become a nightmare, especially on system drives of older servers. Since most Windows NT system drives are limited to 4 GB, running services from other volumes and preserving that ...

I've gotten an SSD to replace the disk in my MBP. I decided to get the largest drive I could so I could keep the DVD drive for the moment. I may swap the current hard drive back in at some later date.

I have a small quick drive that I'd like to have as my linux swap space, however I also use it for my paging file in win2k and as my photoshop scratch disk under win2k.<BR><BR>As I see it, if I format ...