> > Why swap first? (I have no idea)
> > I have heard it that putting the swap in the first partition will speed
> > up hard drive access. However, I have never seen proof of this?
> > Anyone???
>
> The swap is closer to the spindle if its the first partition, but its
> not really
> noticable these days with drives as fast as they are.
I think the first partition is closer to the outside rings of the HD.
The linear velocity is higher than near the middle. This is only true for
CAV (constant angular velocity) hard drives. Are most drives these days
CLV or CAV? FL
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