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Phantom589

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oh i see. So if something went wrong, both hard drives wouldnt die at the same time? if so then ill just copy all my files to both , and will the system automatically use the first drive for gaming and use the second for encoding (when i select the vid to encode, which will be on that drive)
 

Duvie

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Originally posted by: Phantom589
oh i see. So if something went wrong, both hard drives wouldnt die at the same time? if so then ill just copy all my files to both , and will the system automatically use the first drive for gaming and use the second for encoding (when i select the vid to encode, which will be on that drive)


Dell will load the OS on the first drive...the second drive will come formatted and ready to go but should be 100% empty....

Wghen you install games only install them on th emain drive...files such as avi and your opther multimedia files you can copy onto both, but one of the nice things about keeping them separate is that your main drive gets less fragmented from copying, deleting, and pasting files around...keep it free of files...i suggest you get files to a certain point you burn them onto DVD+RW disc..they are so flipping cheap now and they are like having portable 4.3gb HDDs....
 

Phantom589

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alright thanks, i know what im doing now. I GREATLY appreciate all of ur help thanks for taking your time to respond
 

Duvie

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Originally posted by: Phantom589
alright thanks, i know what im doing now. I GREATLY appreciate all of ur help thanks for taking your time to respond



No problem....PM me if you have any issues or questions when it arrives...