How to Speed up your Hard Disk :-) (Zak's Partition Theory)

**NovaSphere** · 05-08-2008, 03:38 PM

As I'm getting the Western Digital 640GB HDD pretty soon (when my new PC arrives ;o)

I'll be running Vista Ultimate 64-bit on it. I was thinking to make the first partition arround 100GB for my OS and other Applications (like MS Word etc...)
My second partition the games of like 240GB and the third partition the data/files drive of arround 300GB.

Would this be a smart thing to do? If not, what else?
I'm ok to test something, aslong as my OS and my games run fast lol

**j.o.s.h.1408** · 05-08-2008, 03:50 PM

seems good. thats how i did it but on a 250gb though, i used around 60-80gb for the first partition and split the remaining into two partitions. i gotta buy at least a 320gb before i head off to philippines this xmas

**Koolpc** · 12-09-2008, 11:00 PM

Interesting thread. Might try this.

**Az00123** · 13-09-2008, 12:18 AM

Is this like matrix raid for 1 drive? or am i totally mistaken?

**Agent** · 13-09-2008, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Az00123

Is this like matrix raid for 1 drive? or am i totally mistaken?

Totally mistaken

The idea is that data is read faster from different parts of the disk. By using this part for OS data, it should make your system feel more responsive.

**Koolpc** · 13-09-2008, 06:51 AM

Might be worth having a poll to see who has tried it and the results?

**inonefly** · 13-09-2008, 11:12 AM

the 1st 40gb partition on my 150gb raptor has lower access time (6.7) but i cant really feel its quicker

**Az00123** · 13-09-2008, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Agent

Totally mistaken

The idea is that data is read faster from different parts of the disk. By using this part for OS data, it should make your system feel more responsive.

So it is like matrix raid where you take the inner parts (fastest) of each disk for OS and then use the outer for storage, except it's with 1 drive?

**Webby** · 13-09-2008, 03:38 PM

Umm I think you will find that the outer parts of the drive are the fastest...

**Agent** · 13-09-2008, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Az00123

So it is like matrix raid where you take the inner parts (fastest) of each disk for OS and then use the outer for storage, except it's with 1 drive?

Nope.
Matrix RAID allows the drive's to be split into different forms of RAID - For example, RAID 1 and 0 on the same 2 drives. See http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets...storage_sb.htm

AFAIK, Matrix RAID does nothing to ensure the data is positioned on the fastest area of the disk

Bottom line is that Matrix RAID = Speed through a RAID solution
This = Speed through using your disk efficiently, hopefully

**Az00123** · 13-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Oic, I might have a go with this when i get a new wd 640gb

**a124265** · 13-09-2008, 06:37 PM

This is a good post. I can't wait to try it^^ for my PC

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