i need computer help

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

hey this isn't a complex computer problem just need advice. i currently have a 40 gig hard drive that has only 200 MB left. i just got a 60GB seagate barracuda hard drive. my computer is running pretty slow and im planning to format it and start over with a fresh install of windows. what im wondering is should i install windows on the 60GB seagate barracuda or should i install windows on my wester digital 40 gig? i think the seagate is the better hard drive cuz its 7200RPM whereas the western digital is an old 5400 RPM i believe. so should i install windows on the seagate and use my western digital for storing mp3s and DVDs or vice versa??

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[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

put it on the seagate for sure, use the WD for storage only

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

Is the external drive fire wire or USB?

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Partition the Seagate, use about 10 gigs as C: and install Windows on that, then use the other partition for all programs and preferences, games, etc. Then use the WD for music and stuff.

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

Is the external drive fire wire or USB?

i dont have an extrenal drive. i just bought a seagate that is also an internal drive.. so i have two internal hard drives now.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

Id put my windows files and stuff on the Western Digital... Its smaller, but a better hardrive. I have a cheap one break... for sure put your valubale stuff on the WD. it sucks to lose stuff.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

Id put my windows files and stuff on the Western Digital... Its smaller, but a better hardrive. I have a cheap one break... for sure put your valubale stuff on the WD. it sucks to lose stuff.

its a 5400rpm, the seagate will be quicker... seagates are also pretty reliable, unlike maxtor //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

Id put my windows files and stuff on the Western Digital... Its smaller, but a better hardrive. I have a cheap one break... for sure put your valubale stuff on the WD. it sucks to lose stuff.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif I swear you are wrong about everything, Seagate is much better than WD, especially an older/slower one. And you should archive all your data anyways, it's a breeze with a DVD burner.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

^^ Not from my experiences, as the arm in mine broke...

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif I swear you are wrong about everything, Seagate is much better than WD, especially an older/slower one. And you should archive all your data anyways, it's a breeze with a DVD burner.

hey gauntlet.. i have a bunch of stuff i want to back up to DVD so i can delete them off my hard drive. the thing is, im paranoid that something might go wrong and i wont be able to read the data on the DVDs for some reason. im basically skeptic that dvd burners can flawlessly write to DVDs for some reason. haha i have a plextor px-716a. can i burn data to DVD with confidence and delte the files with confidence?? im scared ill back it up and delte it off my hard drive and a year later the CD might not work or something. im scared to depend on my DVD drive to back data up!!!!

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

Dude, you're 15 ... Your experiences are nothing compared to most people //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
I agree with Raven ... Make a small partition on the Seagate specifically for Windows and use the WD hard drive for items which don't require a fast hard drive (Music, Documents, etc.)

Also, use a program to back up your hard drive to DVD or use a program to make an image of it for restoration (Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image, etc.) ... Nothing will piss you off more than when your hard drive dies and you lose everything ...

x2 on Maxtor //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

jesus dude, im 15 but im not a dumbass... I know about computers, just becasue im 15, doesnt mean that i dont know what im talking about. I dont have people to fix my computer... i do it. Ive gone through harddrives, ive gone through video cards... etc.. not all 15 year olds are the same

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

hey gauntlet.. i have a bunch of stuff i want to back up to DVD so i can delete them off my hard drive. the thing is, im paranoid that something might go wrong and i wont be able to read the data on the DVDs for some reason. im basically skeptic that dvd burners can flawlessly write to DVDs for some reason. haha i have a plextor px-716a. can i burn data to DVD with confidence and delte the files with confidence?? im scared ill back it up and delte it off my hard drive and a year later the CD might not work or something. im scared to depend on my DVD drive to back data up!!!!

Take care of the DVD's properly and you'll be fine. Burn at a slow speed, keep your running processes to a minimum, keep them in jewel cases, clean them every now and then, etc.

jesus dude, im 15 but im not a dumbass... I know about computers, just becasue im 15, doesnt mean that i dont know what im talking about. I dont have people to fix my computer... i do it. Ive gone through harddrives, ive gone through video cards... etc.. not all 15 year olds are the same

You're still an idiot and you're still wrong.

 

[AndyB 10+ year member]

lol, ok.

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

Ritek makes great DVD media too.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

like mentioned, the schema for hard drive usage is:

1. os on one

2. programs on another

3. data on another

it sure does **** losing a hard drive which had nothing but programming source code though. no backups... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Needless to say, now, our stations get Ghosted every day.