Chapter 47
Performance Tuning Your System
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting information about your system
Using tools to drill down on performance
Maximizing CPU and memory resources
Using ReadyBoost to boost performance
Maintaining your hard drive’s performance
Defragmenting files for better performance
Compared to most machines, a computer requires virtually no maintenance. That’s because it has fewer moving parts compared to other machines. However, you can do some things to keep your computer running at its optimum.
For example, the more the hard drive is used to store data, the more fragmented the data on the drive becomes. That doesn’t pose any problems for reading the data, but it does slow down the process. To speed it up again, you can defragment the drive. This topic, and others that will help you optimize your computer’s performance, are covered in this chapter.
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