Depending on the disk format used, multiple partitions may have smaller block(or is it cluster?) sizes so will be able to store more on the disk.
I believe the outer part of the disk is faster/has faster access times which gets worse towards the centre of the disk. It can be good practice to have the first partition as the OS partition but keep it as small as possible (<32gb for XP for example). The next partition to be used for the pagefile and also temporary file access area. A third parition can be used for Programs (Program Files). I think there is a max of 3 paritions allowed but if 4 are allowed the last one should be used for data storage. If not, the best option is to have a seperate disk for data storage. I think the main reason large drives tend to be faster than small drives of the same model/type is because they use multiple disk platters, so there are more fast areas of the disk (more outer areas) so the average speed is faster than when using a single platter disk (as is the case with a small drive).
So, with the above format the OS is on the fastest part of the disk. THe pagefile will be one continous file on the next partition along with temporary files/temporary internet files. Program files are on another parition, so if you do have to rebuild the OS some programs will already exist (assuming they don't need installing) and you will also know which programs to reinstall. And data is kept entirely seperate on either the last partition or another disk so the average .
With a SSD drive there is no need to partition as the speed is the same for all stored data.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostMaybe, but you're talking about a very different type of system that isn't relevant to 99% of users, or even 99% of businesses. GUI bloat on a hosted webserver sitting idle 99% of the time makes no practical difference whatsoever, whereas having to employ a team of geeks to configure a command line Linux system does make a difference.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThere was obviously a software problem, as the same hardware works fine on a different OS.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostAnd you clearly had a hardware/driver problem.
Windows kept telling me that everything was fine, though - I disabled hardware, I disabled services, I checked every driver, and throughout the whole process the only indicator that something wasn't quite right was that it kept crashing. There was nothing sophisticated plugged in (Epson scanner, 2x ATI video cards, 3x HDD in a RAID array, 3 monitors) - sometimes the PC would crash when it was doing something, sometimes when it was doing nothing but was switched on.
I need to run something in a virtual machine - either I had Windows running as the main OS and I run Linux in a VM, or the other way round. I have Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12.1.1 running on Linux - to connect the Windows based development tools, I need to be running Windows and Linux concurrently.
So, I went with the OS that didn't crash on my hardware, with the one that did in a VM.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostRun for more than 24 hours without crashing. Yes, I know that your instance has run since forever with no problems - great. Mine did not, both on XP 64bit and Windows 7 64bit.
The only time I've ever had Windows crashing regularly in that time was whilst remote debugging C++ in Borland C++ 3.5 (that's the DOS based version) on Windows 3.1. That takes me back.
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Originally posted by stek View PostAnd I understand re GUI installs for windows, but the GUI is bloat, and Windows was never designed to be multi-user, it's so obvious with Citrix, huge boxes, 20 users brings it down. Compare with Sun (sorry, Oracle!) Secure Global Desktop, scalable, secure, doesn't collapse under load.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostSo you admit that you do need Windows. Look at it the other way: what can Linux do that Windows can't?
Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWhy arse about with virtual machines on top of a different OS when you could have just installed the OS you need in the first place.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostSo you admit that you do need Windows. Look at it the other way: what can Linux do that Windows can't? Why arse about with virtual machines on top of a different OS when you could have just installed the OS you need in the first place.
For me the crux is the architecture, PC-style just doesn't scale, I know there are super-Linux PC-style machines out there but in the enterprise it's Solaris on Sparc, AIX on IBM POWER, HP-UX on RISC-PA, and, with these enterprise-class outfits, u have only one throat to choke, no blaming PC drivers, IRQ's, crap like that - just works. Worth a lot at this level.
And I understand re GUI installs for windows, but the GUI is bloat, and Windows was never designed to be multi-user, it's so obvious with Citrix, huge boxes, 20 users brings it down. Compare with Sun (sorry, Oracle!) Secure Global Desktop, scalable, secure, doesn't collapse under load.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThe only software that I use that requires Windows is the Oracle development client. For that, a VMWare installation of W2K Pro with a 20GB hard drive is plenty.
Apart from that, I can't think of any Windows software that I need, either for work or home use.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThe only software that I use that requires Windows is the Oracle development client. For that, a VMWare installation of W2K Pro with a 20GB hard drive is plenty.
Apart from that, I can't think of any Windows software that I need, either for work or home use.
Apart from SQL*Plus (and obviously ignoring the actual RDBMS engine) I can't think of a single bit of Oracle software that I've actually thought of as enjoyable to use.
And the more recent stuff is horrible nasty java tulip
And why they insist on the annoying net config wizard thing is beyond me.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostAbility to run Windows software?
Apart from that, I can't think of any Windows software that I need, either for work or home use.
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