database restores - what actually happens?

If you have a database with 2 data files and you do a restore will sql serve
r
fill one datafile first before starting on the second, or do both at the sam
e
time in parallel to balance the load?
Anyone know any decent articles on what happens under the covers?
JohnHi
Does this help?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...br />
49r9.asp
If you only currently only have one data file, you will see speed
improvements by using two backup devices on different disks. This will mean
no change to the actual database.
John
"John" <John@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If you have a database with 2 data files and you do a restore will sql
> server
> fill one datafile first before starting on the second, or do both at the
> same
> time in parallel to balance the load?
> Anyone know any decent articles on what happens under the covers?
> John