21 January 2010 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Applications optimized to run on single CPU systems, will perform worse on multi CPU systems.
18 January 2010 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) can improve hard disk performance, as it optimizes the order to execute read and write commands.
15 June 2008 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Use power management to throttle the processor when idle, and get a cool CPU temperature.
6 September 2007 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Configure the file copying method to use cached I/O requests instead of non-cached.
19 April 2007 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
The hard disk performance is very dependent on the configuration of the disk cache.
19 June 2002 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Disabling the page file to prevent Windows from unloading memory to the hard disk.
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Lower the disk activity by disabling the updating of when a file was last accessed.
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Speed up the creation of new files by not creating a 8.3 filename for backward compatibility.
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
Finding the the optimal size and location for the Windows swap file.
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | | Trackback Off
The Master File Table is the index for all files and directories placed on a ntfs partition and critical for ntfs performance.