Hard drive advice....

xirokx · 20 Mar 2006 at 16:43

Hi,

Why do ppl have 1 sata drive at 36gb or slightly bigger for windows etc and then 1 or 2 IDE drives?

Is it because SATA drives are read faster than IDE?

I am building a new rig and have never played with SATA drives so just wondered if I should follow this trend if that is what it is?

Is there really that much of a noticeable difference?

Please help?

If yes, do manu brands matter? I mean does it matter if its from hitachi or seagate? does it come down to performance???

Thanks in advance for any replies I recieve....

xirokx · 20 Mar 2006 at 18:43

The 36GB drive you refer to is the WD Raptor 36.7GB drive. This is 10,000rpm as opposed to 7,200rpm of a normal drive. Obviously this means much better performance

Is the above SATA or IDE?

So If used this drive for windows only it will speed things up? Would I install any programs to this drive or just keep it for windows only?

What happens when some programs need to be installed into c: ??? Is there a bigger option than 36GB??

Will I honestly see that much of a diff between 7,200rpm and 10,000?

xirokx · 20 Mar 2006 at 19:16

can u suggest a few good ones please? I may just buy one and see how it goes :-)

Can you partition them?

thanks mate

xirokx · 20 Mar 2006 at 21:01

if you dont have a floppy drive when setting up the SATA then how can u load the drivers?

Lets say u have just reformatted and you need to install the SATA? Are you stuffed then?