Re: to partition or not to partition...

From: John R Weiss (jrweiss98155_at_.comNOSPAMcast.net)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:10:37 -0700

It's a good idea to keep the OS separate.

Your scheme is reasonable, though you may want to expand the Programs drive
a bit.

Also, you may want to use the Maxtor (or part of it) for your PageFile, if
it is of comparable performance. If it is much slower, keep the PageFile on
C:.

"Jedd de Lucia" <JedddeLucia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...
> Is partitioning a drive a good Idea or a waste of time with the ntfs file
system?
>
> Is it better to have files or programs on a drive that is phisically
separate form the OS?
>
> If the second phisical drive is an older slower drive is it still a good
idea to use it for files or programes or should i just use it for like
storing photos or music or video?
>
> what configuration will I get the best results with using a new Seagate
160g and an old maxtor 6g.
>
> I was thinking this? please coment-
>
> Segate 160 gig-
> C: 15g Windows XP
> E: 15g Programs
> F: 130g Files
>
> Maxtor 6gig-
> D: storage of MP3s or JPEGs
>
> Is it better not to partition. Sometimes I like to clean out windows,
re-format and start fresh. I was thinking if i partition this way I wouldn't
need to loose my files.
> --
> P4 2.4 800fsb
> Abit IS7
> 1024mb pc 2100
> Seagate 40 gig
>

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