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From: Michael Hampicke <gentoo-user@××××.biz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ?
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:02:49
Message-Id: 500C31BE.8090908@hadt.biz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? by Jacques Montier
1 > I have just a (maybe silly) question...
2 > I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write
3 > access.
4 > Is it true or simply intox ?
5 > On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions.
6 > What do you think of it ?
7
8 This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned.
9 The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just
10 do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment".
11 There you will find all the ansers you need.
12
13 If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check.

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Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? Jacques Montier <jmontier@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : (2) HDD or SSD ? Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>