Hey,
I currently have a Seagate Barracuda 200GB SATA HDD. I have heard from quite a few people that buying a 2nd HDD and moving your Windows files onto it can improve performance. They usually recommend that I get a 40GB HDD. So I would have the SATA drive for my files, and the IDE drive for my OS.
I have a 10GB IDE HDD (5400rpm) from a p3... if I were to reformat it would this be an acceptable choice? The drive is in good condition. I also hear that Vista is an 8gb install, so in theory this drive should be ok.
I should clarify that I am a total noob when it comes to hard drives. Is it possible to run both an IDE and a SATA HDD on the same system? And will this drive meet my needs?
Thanks
I currently have a Seagate Barracuda 200GB SATA HDD. I have heard from quite a few people that buying a 2nd HDD and moving your Windows files onto it can improve performance. They usually recommend that I get a 40GB HDD. So I would have the SATA drive for my files, and the IDE drive for my OS.
I have a 10GB IDE HDD (5400rpm) from a p3... if I were to reformat it would this be an acceptable choice? The drive is in good condition. I also hear that Vista is an 8gb install, so in theory this drive should be ok.
I should clarify that I am a total noob when it comes to hard drives. Is it possible to run both an IDE and a SATA HDD on the same system? And will this drive meet my needs?
Thanks