Best storage: Logical or primary??

[Marine]

Again, I now have my U320 SCSI RAID array as boot and my 1200A ATA array for storage. When I formatted and configured the new array, I partioned it into two equal 110GB partitions. Unsure of what type of partition to create, I created one logical partition and one primary partition.

Both seem to function well and I can place files on both partitions. The only difference I can see is that the primary partition can be configured with an operating system and the logical partition cannot. I just want the area in both partitions for storage and not for other OS's. So here's the question: should I make both partitions logical or primary? Is there a difference in speed in disk read/write functions between the two types of partitions? I have always made secondary partitions on one disk machines as logical partitions as the OS was always on the primary partition. Should I keep to this rule for storage RAID configuration?

As of now, I have one logical partition on my storage array and one primary partition (without an OS of course). What's best to do? Which format is most stable and responsive? Should I configure both partitions as logical or primary?

Thanks as always for the help. Best, dlk

 

[ReCkage]

Wow its been a long time since Ive heard people talk about Primary and Secondary partitions. With WinXP it really doesnt matter cause it sees them all as primaries. The whole pri and sec was an issue with DOS based os's.

 

[Marine]

I'm not even going to try to explain. Anyone else?

 

[EeyoreX]

Wow its been a long time since Ive heard people talk about Primary and Secondary partitions. With WinXP it really doesnt matter cause it sees them all as primaries. The whole pri and sec was an issue with DOS based os's.

No. Windows XP sees them as either primary or logical. Look in disk managment, it even tells you which is which.

And I answered this in your other thread. Cross posting makes things difficult, and probably shouldn't be done.

\Dan

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Marine
I'm not even going to try to explain. Anyone else?

Pretty snotty for someone looking for help. And there's no difference whatsoever.