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06-15-2009, 02:47 AM
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True Techie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly, MA Posts: 222
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At the moment, I have a 500GB hard drive. If I bought a second 500GB hard drive, would I be able to merge them so it all goes to C:?
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06-15-2009, 03:03 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,653
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No. They are 2 separate drives and would be recognized by the system that way.
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06-15-2009, 03:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 6,677
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You could set them up in a raid0 array which would require a reinstall of window and something I do not recommend.
It is best to have one drive for OS and programs and a second drive for data.
That way it is much easier when it is time for a reinstall as you will have all your data on another drive not requiring a backup.
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06-15-2009, 03:11 AM
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True Techie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly, MA Posts: 222
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Hm... this isn't what I was hoping for.
500GB might be a lot for some users, but I download a lot. Games, programs, music, movies, everything (all legal of course). What's the best solution, other than getting a 1TB hard drive?
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06-15-2009, 04:20 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston/San Antonio, Texas Posts: 805
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You could just use C: and D: and put like music/movies etc. on D: and games/programs on C:.. But if it were up to me and I needed the space 1TB is only like $30 more, and would be worth it if I were using as much space as you.
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06-15-2009, 07:19 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly, MA Posts: 222
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I'm probably just going to use my first hard drive for Windows Vista 64-bit and my second one for Windows 7 64-bit (I'll be upgrading to the final version when it is out). 500GB is enough for each. And if I decide that I don't have enough space, I'll just buy myself an external hard drive for my movies and music.
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06-15-2009, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,872
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What you are trying to do is RAID0. RAID0 is called RAID-ZERO because you are going to have ZERO data left if your RAID happens to break.
Just by bigger drive.
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06-15-2009, 09:56 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly, MA Posts: 222
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I've already decided what I will do, as I said above your post. It's possible to dual boot with two different hard drives, right?
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06-15-2009, 10:07 PM
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