- Dec 13, 2000
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OK, so I have a 1.5 Terabyte drive arriving tomorrow. Samsung F2EG 5400 RPM SATA, internal Hard Drive. I'm going to use it for secondary file storage, MP3's, compiled DVD's, downloads, etc., not for programs. Formatted NTFS under Windows XP Pro.
Is there any "best" way to set it up? Should I just format it as one big drive? Partition it in to three 500 GB sections? Is one way any more efficient than the other?
My existing drive is 500 GB / 7200 RPM and will be used for booting, and programs.
Google seems to return mostly information about software used to perform the process, not the best way to set it up. Also, I don't see any FAQ's here in the forum.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Is there any "best" way to set it up? Should I just format it as one big drive? Partition it in to three 500 GB sections? Is one way any more efficient than the other?
My existing drive is 500 GB / 7200 RPM and will be used for booting, and programs.
Google seems to return mostly information about software used to perform the process, not the best way to set it up. Also, I don't see any FAQ's here in the forum.
Thanks for any help you can offer.