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How do Multiple Storage Drives Work?

Anonymous
2016-11-07T03:37:11+00:00

I'm planning to build my own gaming computer sometime soon, but I was curious how having multiple storage drives work? I had selected the Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive but 250GB fills up fast. My uncle recommended downloading my Operating System to that, but also having an additional drive for more storage. On my laptop I have Local Disc(C:) HP_Tools(H:) and Recovery (D:) drives. Are these all separate storage drives? How much storage does one recommend I allow minimum on a single SSD if I wanted a storage space for my OS alone, and heavy program to run on another storage drive?

Hope you can answer these for me! Sorry if they seem a little dumb. I'm more of a software person, so I'm not quite familiar with the actual hardware inside of computers.

Thank you for your time!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-11-08T03:17:53+00:00

    Single HD systems are a below average set-up if creating a game-performance pc.To get above average

    one needs to create a Raid set,if youre pc has Raid capability.Raid 0 is best,but Raid 1 set up is far above

    single HD pcs..

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms184252(v=sql.105).aspx

    http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/000005867.html?wapkw=raid+performance

    The above links describe Raid benifits,the intel link shows the performance,if Raid isnt used then the pc is

    average to below..Also,SSD drives are not in the performance group,2 or 3 SATA HDs 80-120GB,at 7500 or

    10,000 rpm would be gamer quality.Also,once Raid is configured & the OS installed,one should add slave HD(s)

    for storage.Microsoft link for that is shown.

    http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6559.aspx

    Its xp based,but all OS use the same tech...

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-08T01:21:12+00:00

    So would having everything run off of one drive not cause problems? And how would I know how much space to set aside for each false drive? I'd want at least one for my OS, and one to have everything else stored on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-11-07T23:50:32+00:00

    Hi,

    Disk Partitioning allows you to split a hard drive into appearing as multiple, different drives just like what you have in your laptop. Some use a third-party partition software but with Microsoft, you can use the built-in Disk Management Tool.

    Here's some good resources you might want to check out first:

    Let us know if you need further assistance

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