MFT settings for large disk

[David M]

I have a new 120GB hard disk on my PC which is running XP
Home ed SP1. What are the best settings for a large hard
disk? I plan to use the extra storage for music files and
digital photos so it will contain a large number of files,
but the files will not be small.

What is the idea setting for the MFT for such a disk
setup? I guess this will be an update to the registry.

Are there any other parameters I should be settings? e.g.
is it possible to set the amount disk cache held in
memory? I have 1Gb of RAM so I have the headroom to
increase the cache size if it possible to do this.

Thanks

David

[Nicholas]

HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;Q313348

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| I have a new 120GB hard disk on my PC which is running XP=20
| Home ed SP1. What are the best settings for a large hard=20
| disk? I plan to use the extra storage for music files and=20
| digital photos so it will contain a large number of files,=20
| but the files will not be small.=20
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| What is the idea setting for the MFT for such a disk=20
| setup? I guess this will be an update to the registry.=20
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| Are there any other parameters I should be settings? e.g.=20
| is it possible to set the amount disk cache held in=20
| memory? I have 1Gb of RAM so I have the headroom to=20
| increase the cache size if it possible to do this.
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| Thanks
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| David
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[David]

Hi

This is a useful URL for formating a disk, but it does
not cover registry settings such as the MFT size. I am
looking to set this correct so as to prevent the MFT
being filled up and so getting fragmented. I think the
default MFT settings are not much use for a 120GB disk,
but I am unsure of the best value to set it to.

Thanks

David
>-----Original Message-----
>HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q313348
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>Nicholas
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>"David M" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| I have a new 120GB hard disk on my PC which is running
XP
>| Home ed SP1. What are the best settings for a large
hard
>| disk? I plan to use the extra storage for music files
and
>| digital photos so it will contain a large number of
files,
>| but the files will not be small.
>|
>| What is the idea setting for the MFT for such a disk
>| setup? I guess this will be an update to the registry.
>|
>| Are there any other parameters I should be settings?
e.g.
>| is it possible to set the amount disk cache held in
>| memory? I have 1Gb of RAM so I have the headroom to
>| increase the cache size if it possible to do this.
>|
>| Thanks
>|
>| David
>|
>.
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