Name: Anonymous 2006-10-07 17:55
Quick question. What is the best way to partition 2 hard drives to get the most efficient use of both for a new Windows XP installation?
I'm asking because I have 2 hard drives, a 150 GB and 250 GB, both 7200 RPM. As of now, I have Windows and some program files (mostly drivers and the software for that hardware, such as mouse, keyboard, etc.) on the smaller drive, and the pagefile, other program files and all of my data (graphics, music, etc.) on the larger HDD. I have 1.5 GB RAM, so a second question might be how large of a pagefile should I use? (currently using 1.5GB). I'm mainly reformatting because the smaller hard drive is only about 10% used, while the larger one is almost 90%, so if this isn't the best setup I'd like to start installing programs onto the first HDD instead after the reformat.
I've heard it's smart to put program files on another drive because while Windows is accessing system files such as .dlls that are in Windows' directory, it can load programs at the same time since they're on another physical drive. I don't know enough about how I/O on 2 drives works, so I'm not sure how true this is. Also, would it matter that both drives are on the same IDE channel, or should I put one on the primary and one on the secondary?
Basically I just want to reformat and set up the file system and hard drives with the most efficient setup possible. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks.
I'm asking because I have 2 hard drives, a 150 GB and 250 GB, both 7200 RPM. As of now, I have Windows and some program files (mostly drivers and the software for that hardware, such as mouse, keyboard, etc.) on the smaller drive, and the pagefile, other program files and all of my data (graphics, music, etc.) on the larger HDD. I have 1.5 GB RAM, so a second question might be how large of a pagefile should I use? (currently using 1.5GB). I'm mainly reformatting because the smaller hard drive is only about 10% used, while the larger one is almost 90%, so if this isn't the best setup I'd like to start installing programs onto the first HDD instead after the reformat.
I've heard it's smart to put program files on another drive because while Windows is accessing system files such as .dlls that are in Windows' directory, it can load programs at the same time since they're on another physical drive. I don't know enough about how I/O on 2 drives works, so I'm not sure how true this is. Also, would it matter that both drives are on the same IDE channel, or should I put one on the primary and one on the secondary?
Basically I just want to reformat and set up the file system and hard drives with the most efficient setup possible. Any tips are appreciated. Thanks.