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I've got 2 external USB 2.0 Maxtor drives, and even though it will let me
set min/max or system manage a "pagefile.sys" to them, it never creates the
files - as I believe it knows they are external and removable. Think about
it, the OS is not going to let you "attempt" to commit suicide - if you put
a pagefile on an external removable drive, then the OS pages something to it
(especially important kernel information/code), you remove the drive, then
the OS needs that data back, what's going to happen - you guessed it a big
BSOD.
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"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
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> Bert
>
> Can you place a pagefile on a hard drive in an external Firewire
> enclosure?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
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> "Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eG3r0sBJFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Look here for the answer you seek.
> > Virtual Memory in Windows XP
> >
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> > http://dts-l.org/
> >
> > BillL wrote:
> >> Hello all
> >>
> >> Ok, I have winXP installed on a Maxtor SATA 300GB HD and
> >> a PATA 120 GB HD in an external Firewire enclosure. Would
> >> I get any benefit from setting the windows swap file on
> >> either one HD or the other or should I just let WinXP
> >> manage the swap file?
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> BillL
> >>
> >> AMD64 3200+, Gigabyte NF4 -SLI, 1 GB RAM, Leadtek 6600GT,
> >> DVD-ROM, DVD RW.
> >
> >
>
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