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Old 05-April-06, 01:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question How should I configure 4 Hard Drives?!

I'm about to reformat my computer and add another 2 hard drives and i was wondering how i should configure them. I have a 36Gb Raptor, a 74Gb Raptor, a 300Gb Maxtor, and a 160Gb WD. Should I install windows xp (SP2) on the 36Gb Raptor, all my programs and games on the 74Gb Raptor and then just use the other 2 for storage? I'm just looking for the config that would give be the best performance. Thanx!
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Old 05-April-06, 01:36 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Yeah, that sounds like the best possible config. Raptors are the **** for a system drive.
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Old 05-April-06, 01:53 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yeah since the drives aren't of the same space, you can't do a Raid 1. I just like Raid 1 because of the safety. Seems your configuration works the best. 110gb for OS/games and the remaining 460gb on storage. I guess you can setup partitions for the amount of space you want things devoted to.
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Old 05-April-06, 05:25 AM   #4 (permalink)
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My suggestion

36gb = OS only
74gb = Games / video
160gb = all other programs
300gb = mass storage
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