Linux swap partition
To create a dual-boot Windows/Linux system on XP machine. During the partition-creating process, PartitionMagic is asking where to put the swap file.

The swap file is like a scratch pad for data that doesn't fit in your main system memory. Just like RAM, it helps you access data faster.

Windows has only a swap file, but Linux has an entire swap partition. Should make the swap partition the first partition created. That way, the swap partition will be close to the center of his hard disk, so it can access data more quickly.


Recommended making the size of the swap partition twice the size of the amount of RAM in that machine.