At 11:16 AM -0800 1/6/2009, KP wrote: >Does OSX use Virtual Memory? I want to do what I have done on >previous PCs' and put another HD in my Mac to designate it >completely to VM.
As I just posted in the other thread: Yes, OS X does use VM - it's Unix, afterall. Unlike Windoze, the memory management system in Unix is quite efficient... So moving the swap files to a different hard drive will improve overall system performance *ONLY* if your system is horribly memory poor in the first place. This is not the case for most users, so we rarely recommend it. If your system's page out rate is that high, all the time, buying more RAM would be a better investment... >Also, will OSX allow me to designate VM to a specific drive? Yes. I think there are instructions for doing so on macosxhints. I strongly DO NOT recommend it unless you have a bad paging problem (memory poor). OS X is NOT Windows. THINK DIFFERENT. 99% of the time trying to wedge a Windoze fix into OS X is a Bad Idea. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
