vista & xp on 2 seperate HDDs

bolebec · 02-25-2007, 04:52 PM

I have an old seagate 80 GB EIDE Barracuda 7200.7 HDD and i just bought a WD 160 GB SATA HDD with windows Vista home premium. I want to know if i can put vista on the 160 Gig and my old XP on the 80 Gig on two seperate partitions. Also, how would i set the jumper blocks? Would one be slave and one be master, or would both be master, or what? Thanks.

**manic** · 02-25-2007, 06:10 PM

One will be master the other slave. Once installed at boot you will be
given a option as to what os to boot to.

bolebec · 02-25-2007, 06:37 PM

k, thanks. ill try it out

blackduck30 · 02-25-2007, 11:43 PM

Set the ide drive ( 80G ) to master and the sata drives do not have a master slave relationship, they will be like sata 1, sata 2 ect.
I am also presuming that you do not have anything else on the ide cable that your 80G drive lives on

I would partition the 160 into a 60G for vista and partition the rest for storage

Rebellion88 · 02-26-2007, 04:26 AM

I notice some people who like to get the best performance from their system use a small SATA driver like 80GB and install the operating system on there with nothing else. Giving you quicker access with no clutter, kind of like partitioning your bigger drive into two sections with just enough space for vista would be ideal and hopefully keep the install clean and clutter free.

bolebec · 02-26-2007, 06:14 AM

To blackduck30, no i don't have any other things on the ide cable. To Rebellion88, why would it matter if i partitioned the SATA drive in two and had vista on one section and everything else on the other section, would that boost the performance or what?

02-25-2007, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
bolebec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12 OS: windows xp home & vista home premium	vista & xp on 2 seperate HDDs I have an old seagate 80 GB EIDE Barracuda 7200.7 HDD and i just bought a WD 160 GB SATA HDD with windows Vista home premium. I want to know if i can put vista on the 160 Gig and my old XP on the 80 Gig on two seperate partitions. Also, how would i set the jumper blocks? Would one be slave and one be master, or would both be master, or what? Thanks.

02-25-2007, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 4,904 OS: xp	One will be master the other slave. Once installed at boot you will be given a option as to what os to boot to. __________________

02-25-2007, 11:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
blackduck30 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,230 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	Set the ide drive ( 80G ) to master and the sata drives do not have a master slave relationship, they will be like sata 1, sata 2 ect. I am also presuming that you do not have anything else on the ide cable that your 80G drive lives on I would partition the 160 into a 60G for vista and partition the rest for storage __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

02-26-2007, 04:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rebellion88 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 441 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit My System	I notice some people who like to get the best performance from their system use a small SATA driver like 80GB and install the operating system on there with nothing else. Giving you quicker access with no clutter, kind of like partitioning your bigger drive into two sections with just enough space for vista would be ideal and hopefully keep the install clean and clutter free. __________________ - Dean National Diploma Software Development National Diploma Hardware Route

02-25-2007, 06:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
bolebec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12 OS: windows xp home & vista home premium	k, thanks. ill try it out

02-26-2007, 06:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
bolebec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12 OS: windows xp home & vista home premium	To blackduck30, no i don't have any other things on the ide cable. To Rebellion88, why would it matter if i partitioned the SATA drive in two and had vista on one section and everything else on the other section, would that boost the performance or what?