If you think otherwise please provide documentation for your claim.
That will do little good if you don't read themI am not the one making a absurd claim. It is you.
You are the one that made a broad sweeping statement, not I. The OP has already stated that he found references and you came back and ignored his research with a broad statement that can not possibly be true. It is a gross generalization.
He is a quotation from a respected professional. It is reasonable, does not make broad claims and explains what the issues are and why they could be significant.
Using Windows XP > Computer Setup and Maintenance
Best practices for partitioning a hard disk
Published: June 6, 2005
By Mitch Tulloch
I'm often asked, "What's the best way to partition your hard drive?" Typically, I answer, "What do you mean by 'best'? Are you looking for the best performance? Best reliability? Best usability?" There's no single answer to how you should partition hard disks on a computer running Windows XP. What I can offer are some suggestions based on my personal experience.
Depending on your budget and goals, you can choose the solution that works best for your system. In this column, I'll focus on three areas where your partitioning scheme can really make a difference:
• Organizing your work
• Safeguarding your data
• Boosting your computer's performance
He work is found on
http://Microsoft.com and many others echo his findings.
Performance is often equated to both CPU speed and disk response time for a given set of operations the would include HDD seek time and read and write completions.The average user perceives performance improvement as a speed improvement. Like saying "My car goes faster on good road, but not as fast on a bad road."
