Efficient way to partition HD?

[MoonPie]

Hey guys I just got 120g WD SE and wondering what's best way to partition this monster

Also I have 40g 7200rpm 2mb drive.

is it best to RAID these suckers together or have it set as master and slave.

let me hear ur thoughts thanks.

 

[WarSong]

normally, when you raid drives, they recommend that they are all the same type and size... What kind of raid are you talking?

 

[MoonPie]

Not really grasp the technicallity of RAID but it's some sort of different interface other than IDE right....

so if i don't have same type of drives together then it's not worth it?

 

[kursplat]

if you try to setup a raid array with those drives you will only have 80 gig total to use. the array sets 1/2 on one drive and 1/2 on the other. FAQ. Unless the 120 is an 8mb casce drive i would use the 40 as a single dive for the OS and the 120 as a single for eveything else.
good luck

 

[MoonPie]

Hmm...interesting Chuck.... I was thinking in reverse to what u wrote...

I was thinking since 129g SE is better in performance-wise i thought i would use it as OS and data drive.

and for 40gig..data drive also.

Never thought raid could decrease my hd capacity, and i need to learn more about this...thanks