RE: OT: Dual Hard Drives

From: Pindell, Tim P (TPindell@otterbein.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 25 2007 - 11:13:33 EDT


Multiple physical drives can still be quite useful even if they are not
used in a RAID setup. Put one on the other IDE channel, drop your swap
file on it, and you'll see an improvement in OS performance due to a
decrease in disk contention. At home I have a dedicated swap drive, a
data drive and an OS drive. Helpful.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> Gabriel A. Couriel
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:08 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: RE: RE: OT: Dual Hard Drives
>
>
> dual HD's are only necessary if you are running a RAID setup.
> otherwise, get a larger single drive and partition it, that
> way you can keep your system information in an
> easily-formattable drive, and your personal information is
> safer, away from the volatile principal drive.
>
> Gabriel A. Couriel
>
> 2006 DML Fantasy Football Champion
>
>
>



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