On Jul 23, 2012 12:05 AM, "Michael Hampicke" <gentoo-u...@hadt.biz> wrote: > > > I have just a (maybe silly) question... > > I saw on some forums that partitionning SSDs could slow down read/write > > access. > > Is it true or simply intox ? > > On my sata HD, i have boot, /, usr and home separated partitions. > > What do you think of it ? > > This could happen of the partitions on the SSD are not properly aligned. > The guides I know on this subject are german, but thats no problem, just > do a google search for something like "linux ssd partition alignment". > There you will find all the ansers you need. > > If I remember correctly parted has a built-in alignment check. >
Even the venerable fdisk now properly align partitions, IIRC. Rgds,
