Nine trick to make your hard drive faster

　　A reasonable use of hard disk

What is the proper use of the hard disk? First we need to understand the physical structure of the hard disk disc. The partition and format of the hard disk is based on the sector, and a partition is composed of several sectors. So what is a sector? We all know that disks rotate when they are working, and that the information they store is a series of concentric circles recorded on its surface, each concentric circle is called a track, in Fig. 1 We can see the distribution of track and sector (of course, this is just a schematic, the object is much more dense than the picture!).), Many friends think that the red "big" is a sector, but the right thing to know is that the small piece of yellow is a sector. The size of a sector is 512 bytes, an integral ring is a track, and a track has several sectors, so we can see that the more * * * outside the track of a single sector of the larger volume, in other words is its density smaller, because the hard drive is mechanical transmission, so the head of its search, read, write faster, The distribution of the partition is also from the outer ring to the inner circle, so the C disk relative to the D plate and so on, this is why we feel C disk than D, E and other partitions faster than the reason.

Understand the above knowledge, we can reasonably use the hard drive! Take a new hard disk capacity of 60GB as an example to explain: C disk is divided into 3 to 5GB (depending on the operating system), the D disk into 1GB, the E set to 10GB, save the Watch set it (can be divided into F and G disk)-- has little effect on system speed.

　　How to use the divided area is the most critical:

1, the operating system installed on the C disk and the Mwie, Foxmail, ICQ, QQ, FlashGet, Super Rabbit, player software and some look at the graphics software and other commonly used small software also mounted on C disk. If you use Microsoft's large software, such as Office, you should also install it on the C disk. Of course, because we do not use all of these features, so to customize the installation of those useful parts to save C disk space! Then set the virtual memory to D disk (only temporary ^_^) and then use the system's own Disk Defragmenter to clean up the C disk.

2, the use of "micro-Xiao Registry optimization master" such as system modification software to "My Documents", "Internet buffering", Internet History "," Favorites "and so on often have to write, delete the operation of the folder set to D disk to try to avoid other partitions to create disk fragmentation and reduce hard disk performance!

3, all kinds of application software installation to E disk, as for the game can be installed in F disk, G disk used to store audio and video files.

4, to the C disk again to defragment, and then finish the following second big step after the virtual memory set to the C disk!

　　Second, the virtual memory settings

Setting virtual memory to a fixed value is already a universal "truth", and it is quite true, but most people set it to a 2~3 partition outside of C disk, and the value is more than the physical memory. Most people think that the greater the value of the system, the better the performance, the faster the operation! But this is not the case, because the system is more dependent on virtual memory--if the virtual memory is large, the system will start to use virtual memory when there is more free space in physical memory, and those things that have not been used are still stranded in physical memory. This will inevitably lead to a decline in memory performance!

So the author from 32MB memory start to 512MB memory, found that the above mentioned fact is very correct, virtual memory should be set to physical memory 0 to 1.5 times times (0 times times how much ah?) is to disable! ^_^) is good, and the larger the physical memory, the smaller the multiplier should be. When the physical memory is equal to or greater than 512MB, the vast majority of PCs can disable virtual memory, when memory performance is the highest! ^_^

As for your virtual memory to set the specific size, you have to try it yourself, because this and resident memory software and the size of the number and the normal running of the software is directly related, so I can not give the proposed value. You can first set it to physical memory equivalent, and then run a few large software, if there is no abnormal situation, you will set it to half of the physical memory and then run those large software, if there is an exception, you need to increase the value of virtual memory properly! By analogy, When you find the best value, just set the value to the C disk on the OK!:

Note: If you are using Windows Me and the following operating system, you can download "Magnaram 97" to optimize physical memory and virtual memory, which is better! In addition, the author recommends that you do not use the so-called optimization and collation of memory software!

　　Third, reasonable placement "shortcut"

Most of the time, we run the software is usually the software "shortcuts" To do, the hard disk is growing, the installation of more and more software, a lot of friends like to put shortcuts to the desktop, so not only you dazzling, but also the performance of the system will be reduced, And it can cause system resources to be too large to make the system unstable, so we'd better control the shortcuts on the desktop to around 10, the other shortcuts can be all in the Start menu and the Quick Launch bar, and all the Software "uninstall" shortcut removed to improve system performance. Also, try not to have duplicate shortcuts.

　　Cautious use of "security class" software

The security software described here refers to real-time anti-virus software and firewalls. This kind of software to the system resources and CPU resources occupy is very big (some up to more than 30%), if you do not often on the assorted site, such software is completely unnecessary to use! This is much more practical and convenient than overclocking the CPU!:

　　V. Reduction of unnecessary random initiation procedures

It's a cliché, but a lot of friends don't know what programs can be banned and what can't be banned, so a lot of people aren't doing this. With the optimization of the master this work is much simpler, in Figure 2 interface of the "Boot Speed optimization" in the optimization master will prompt you what can be prohibited, what cannot be prohibited!

In addition to the advantages of this can speed up the start-up speed, but also improve the stability of the system in operation!

　　Six, reasonable set "icon cache"

Usually the default icon caching for the system is larger, this is obviously a waste of feeling, so we have to make appropriate adjustments to its value, we can use the "Windows optimization Master" to see the current system has used the number of icon cache, and then we set its value to the actual size of about twice times. Note: Some computers may not be able to use the optimization master to modify, when you can use the "Super Bunny Magic Settings" to modify!

In addition, the desktop background do not make too complex (recommended set to "none"), and some friends also made animated desktop, this approach does not have any practical significance, in addition to the system will bring instability factors, there is no good effect-after all, we have very little time to face the desktop! ^_^

　　Seven, reasonable set up "disk Cache"

System defaults are usually very conservative, so we have to make some changes, we can also modify it in the "Master of Windows Optimization", but we want to manually input the number, the minimum disk cache can be set to 2048 (KB), the maximum value is set to 25% of physical memory, The buffer read/write unit is 512.

Note: This practice will bring great benefits to the stable operation of multimedia software, especially the minimum setting is not too low!

　　Eight, as far as possible to simplify the right button menu

Many programs in the right menu after installation will be left behind, many of which we can not use, but it has brought the burden on our system. To this end, we can be in the "Super Rabbit Magic Settings" and other software in the right menu to streamline, usually only to keep the commonly used on the line! In addition, you'd better remove the unwanted items instead of simply removing the hooks in front of them!

This can effectively reduce the loss of response caused by the "new" Menu!

　　Nine, the appropriate display refresh rate and resolution

Some friends always complain that their graphics card is too bad, some graphics cards are really bad, but in many cases because the display refresh rate set too high the "illusion". Usually 15, 17 inches of color will set the refresh rate to more than 75Hz on the line (if the bandwidth is enough of course can be higher), there is no need to force too high. Resolution is also the same reason, usually set to 800x600 or 1024x768 on the line, as long as the good enough, there is absolutely no need to play what "ultimate" and "ashes."

This is much more than the speed-increasing effect of overclocking the graphics card.