Make the hard drive faster and the system more stable. There are nine links in the summary, let’s talk about them one by one.
1. Use the hard disk reasonably
What is the rational use of hard drives? First of all, we need to understand the physical structure of hard disk disks. The partitioned and formatted hard disk is based on sectors, and a partition is composed of several sectors. So what is a sector? We all know that the disk rotates when working, and the information it stores is recorded on its surface according to a series of concentric circles. Each concentric circle is called a track. In Figure 1, we can see the distribution of tracks and sectors (of course, this is just a schematic diagram, the real thing is much denser than in the figure!). Many friends think that the red "big guy" is a sector, but the correct understanding should be that the small yellow piece is a sector. The size of a sector is 512 bytes, a whole ring is a track, and there are several sectors on a track, so it is not difficult to see that the more you rely on the outer track, the larger the volume of a single sector on the track, in other words, the smaller its density. Since the hard disk is mechanically driven, the faster the search, reading and writing speed of the magnetic heads, and the distribution of partitions is also from the outer ring to the inner ring, so the C disk depends on the outer ring compared to the D disk, etc., which is why we feel that the C disk is faster than the D, E and other partitions.
Once we understand the above knowledge, we can use the hard drive reasonably! Take a new hard disk with a capacity of 60GB as an example to illustrate: Divide the C drive into 3 to 5GB (depending on the operating system), adjust the D drive into 1GB, and set the E drive to 10GB. If you save it, just look at the settings (it can be divided into F and G drives in half) - it has no impact on the system speed.
How to use it after a good zone is the most critical:
1. Install the operating system on the C drive and install commonly used small software such as MwIE, Foxmail, ICQ, QQ, FlashGet, Super Rabbit, player software and some picture viewing software on the C drive. If you use large Microsoft software such as Office, install it on a C drive as well. Of course, since we won't use all the functions, we need to customize and install those useful parts to save space in the C drive! Then set the virtual memory to disk D (just temporary ^_^) and then use the system's own disk defragmentation program to organize disk C.
2. Use system modification software such as "Weixiao Registry Optimization Master" to set folders such as "My Documents", "Internet Buffer", "Internet History", and "Favorites" to disk D to avoid disk fragmentation from other partitions and reduce hard disk performance!
3. Install various application software on E drive. As for the game, it can be installed on F drive and G drive is used to store audio and video files.
4. Defragment the C drive again, and then set the virtual memory to the C drive after completing the second step below!
2. Virtual memory settings
Setting virtual memory to a fixed value is already a common "truth", and it is very correct to do so, but most people set it to a partition outside the C drive where the system is located, and its value is mostly 2 to 3 times that of physical memory. Most people think that the larger this value, the better the performance and faster the system will run! But this is not the case, because the system relies more on virtual memory. If the virtual memory is large, the system will start to use virtual memory when there is still a lot of free space in physical memory. Things that are no longer available are still stuck in physical memory, which will inevitably lead to a decline in memory performance!
So the author started from 32MB memory to 512MB memory and found that the fact mentioned above is very correct. The virtual memory should be set to 0 to 1.5 times of physical memory (what is 0 times? It is disable! ^_^) as well, and the larger the physical memory, the smaller the multiple, not the larger. When physical memory is equal to or greater than 512MB, most PCs can disable virtual memory and use it. At this time, the memory performance is the highest! ^_^
As for how big your virtual memory is to be, you have to try it yourself, because this is directly related to the amount and size of the resident memory software and the software you usually run, so the author cannot give a recommended value. You can set it to physical memory and then run a few large software. If no exception occurs, you can set it to half of the physical memory and then run those large software. If an exception occurs, you must appropriately increase the value of virtual memory! And so on, when you find the best value, just set this value to the C disk and it will be OK! :)
Note: If you are using Windows ME and below operating systems, you can download "MagnaRAM 97" to optimize physical and virtual memory, which will be better! In addition, the author recommends that you stop using the so-called optimization and memory scheduling software!
3. Reasonably place the "shortcuts"
In most cases, we usually run the software "shortcuts" of the software. The hard disk is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more software are installed. Many friends like to put shortcuts on the desktop. This will not only dazzle you, but also reduce the system performance, and will also cause too much system resource usage and make the system unstable. Therefore, it is best to control the shortcuts on the desktop to about 10, and other shortcuts can be placed in the start menu and the shortcut launch bar, and delete the "uninstall" shortcuts of all software to improve system performance. Also, try not to have duplicate shortcuts.
4. Use "safety" software with caution
The security software mentioned here refers to real-time rescue and firewalls. This type of software occupies a lot of system resources and CPU resources (some are as high as more than 30%). If you don’t often go to miscellaneous websites, there is no need to use this type of software! This is much more practical and convenient than overclocking the CPU! :)
5. Reduce unnecessary random start programs
This is a cliché issue, but many friends do not know what programs can be banned and what cannot be banned, so many people have not done this step of work. With the Optimization Master, the job is much simpler. In the "Start Speed Optimization" interface of Figure 2, the Optimization Master will prompt you what can be banned and what can not be banned!
The benefits of doing this not only speed up the startup speed, but also improve the stability of the system during operation!
6. Reasonably set "Icon Cache"
Usually, the default icon cache of the system is relatively large, which obviously feels like a waste, so we need to make appropriate adjustments to its value. We can use "Windows Optimization Master" to check how many icon caches have been used in the current system, and then set its value to about 2 times the actual size. Note: Some computers may not be able to use Optimizer to modify it. At this time, you can use "Super Rabbit Magic Settings" to modify it!
In addition, don’t make the desktop background too complicated (it is recommended to set it to "none"). Some friends have also made an animation desktop. This approach has no practical significance and has no good effect except for bringing unstable factors to the system - after all, we only have very little time to face the desktop! ^_^
7. Reasonably set "disk cache"
The system default values are usually very conservative, so we need to make certain modifications. We can also modify them in "Windows Optimization Master". However, we need to manually input digitally. The minimum disk cache value can be set to 2048 (KB), the maximum value can be set to 25% of physical memory, and the buffer read and write unit is 512.
Note: This approach will bring great benefits to the stable operation of multimedia software, especially the minimum value setting should not be too low!
8. Try to streamline the right-click menu
Many programs will leave figures in the right-click menu after installation, many of which are not available to us, but they put a burden on our system. To this end, we can streamline the right-click menu in software such as "Super Rabbit Magic Settings", and usually only keep the commonly used ones! Also, you'd better delete the useless item instead of simply removing the small hook in front of it!
This can effectively reduce the occurrence of loss of response caused by the "New" menu!
9. Suitable display refresh rate and resolution
Some friends always complain that their graphics cards are too bad, while others are indeed a bit bad, but in many cases it is a "illusion" caused by the high refresh rate of the monitor. Usually, the refresh rate of 15 or 17-inch color displays is set to above 75Hz (or higher if the bandwidth is sufficient), so there is no need to force it to go too high. The resolution is the same as the same thing. It is usually set to 800×600 or 1024×768. As long as it is enough, there is no need to play "ultimate" and "asts".
This is much more effective than overclocking the graphics card!
Conclusion
All in all, when you use the method in this article, you will find that the system is much faster than before! And it's much more stable! ^_^In addition to the content of this article, it is not harmful to make the system simple after some optimization is made. It's flashy and useless! Please try it and you will know that my words are not wrong! GOOD LUCK!