[SOLVED] What's best harddrive config. for loading software?

AtomicBartender · 03-26-2008, 02:58 AM

Hello, I've seen many articles on the best way to set up virtual memory, what size to make it, how to span it across multiple drives (busses not partitions), and how to preferably have it on the non OS boot drive. Is this the same for additional loaded software/programs?

Specifically, I'm running 2 250 gig SATAIIs (not in raid) on separate busses, and a 3rd 10 gig ide. Any suggestions, taking into consideration virtual memory spanning, as to how many partitions I should put on each drive as well as should I load all my programs onto the OS partition/drive, or only put "core" programs with the OS, and load extra or bigger programs like games onto a separate partition/drive?

I surfed abit but found no articles that seemed profound. Thanks for any help or links to related articles or threads. PS if this post belongs in a different forum please let me know or move it.

AtomicBartender · 03-26-2008, 03:15 AM

I was doing something else as I wrote this slowly, and after it was posted realized the thread right below it was the same question... go figure. Anyway it seems to have all the info I need.

03-26-2008, 02:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
AtomicBartender Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Vista Premium 64 bit SP1	[SOLVED] What's best harddrive config. for loading software? Hello, I've seen many articles on the best way to set up virtual memory, what size to make it, how to span it across multiple drives (busses not partitions), and how to preferably have it on the non OS boot drive. Is this the same for additional loaded software/programs? Specifically, I'm running 2 250 gig SATAIIs (not in raid) on separate busses, and a 3rd 10 gig ide. Any suggestions, taking into consideration virtual memory spanning, as to how many partitions I should put on each drive as well as should I load all my programs onto the OS partition/drive, or only put "core" programs with the OS, and load extra or bigger programs like games onto a separate partition/drive? I surfed abit but found no articles that seemed profound. Thanks for any help or links to related articles or threads. PS if this post belongs in a different forum please let me know or move it.

03-26-2008, 03:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
AtomicBartender Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25 OS: Vista Premium 64 bit SP1	Re: What's best harddrive config. for loading software? I was doing something else as I wrote this slowly, and after it was posted realized the thread right below it was the same question... go figure. Anyway it seems to have all the info I need.