How would you partition these two drives?

[gizbug]

TWO 320 gig SATA drives. Curious as to how to partition them.

I am thinking 20 gig for Windows
300 for my mp3s
and the 320 gig drive for games/backup. I've heard that having windows on a separate partition is better, as if you need to format, you don't lose all your stuff.

 

[Seekermeister]

Partitioning is a rather individual choice, and no one can tell you what you need. But, I run Windows on a 38GB partition, and I have 14GB left. Obviously, for me, 20GB would not do. It is true that the OS should be on a separate partition, but that will not help with programs requiring registration, because even if on another partition when formatting, they will not run afterward without reinstalling.

 

[Tlkki]

Say 50GB for Windows AND your programs. Then just leave the left over space as it is.