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PeterGee1
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I just bought a Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm HD to be used together with my old 40GB 5400rpm HD. Would I benefit from reinstalling my WinXP on the faster drive (pagefile access for instance?)
If not, that would save me to reinstall all my soft...
Also, If I were to install my OS on my new HD, I was thinking of doing it this way:
- Format 80GB and install win XP
- Connect old 40GB HD to copy documents/files/savegames etc... to new drive
- Format 40GB HD
Are there any dangers in having two HD's with two OS's on the same system, or do you just have to make sure to boot from the correct disk BIOS-wise? Any precautions I should take? (I know it's obvious that when booting from my new drive, apps installed on my old drive won't run , but other than that?)
Thanks:blink:
Peter
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Soltek SL75-DRV5 / AthlonXP 1800+ / Thermaltake 7+ / 512MB DDR PC2700 / MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB / Maxtor 40GB 5400rpm / SB Audigy 2 Platinum / Lite-on DVD-ROM 16/48 / Lite-on CD-RW 40/12/48 / WinXP pro
I just bought a Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm HD to be used together with my old 40GB 5400rpm HD. Would I benefit from reinstalling my WinXP on the faster drive (pagefile access for instance?)
If not, that would save me to reinstall all my soft...
Also, If I were to install my OS on my new HD, I was thinking of doing it this way:
- Format 80GB and install win XP
- Connect old 40GB HD to copy documents/files/savegames etc... to new drive
- Format 40GB HD
Are there any dangers in having two HD's with two OS's on the same system, or do you just have to make sure to boot from the correct disk BIOS-wise? Any precautions I should take? (I know it's obvious that when booting from my new drive, apps installed on my old drive won't run , but other than that?)
Thanks:blink:
Peter
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Soltek SL75-DRV5 / AthlonXP 1800+ / Thermaltake 7+ / 512MB DDR PC2700 / MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB / Maxtor 40GB 5400rpm / SB Audigy 2 Platinum / Lite-on DVD-ROM 16/48 / Lite-on CD-RW 40/12/48 / WinXP pro