Whats your HD Setup? And Details?

BoomAM

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Hi.
I was wondering how you all had your HDs setup.
Heres how mine are setup.
Abit KT7A-RAID.

On Highpoint RAID Controller;
Nothing (Disabled, for speed boots)

On Via Controller;
Channel 1;
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 120gb w/8mb cache. (Master)
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80gb w/8mb cacge (Slave)

Channel 2;
Lite-On 48x12x48 CDRW (Master)
Lite-On 16x DVD (Slave).

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 120gb w/8mb cache
Partition Information;
C:\ = NTFS = 20GB = Windows & Programs.
D:\ = NTFS = 50GB = Games
X:\ = FAT32 = 30GB = Shared Files.
W:\ = FAT32 = 14.49GB = "Stuff".

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80gb w/8mb cacge
Partition Information;
Z: = FAT32 = 30GB = Backup/s
Y: = FAT32 = 2GB = Swap File
V: = FAT32 = 4.33GB = Tempory Files
H: = FAT32 = 20GB = Music/iPod Stuff
I: = FAT32 = 20GB = Downloads.

On ViaPCI Firewire Controller;
Port 1 of 3
Apple iPod 3rd Generation 15gb.
No Partitions.
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Ive heard that having the HDs on different channels can help speed when transfering files to and from? True?

Would it help the speed of transfering large files if i had one HD and one CD on each channel? Or would it only make a difference with large files and not general usage?

I dont intend activating the RAID controller so everything is on its own channel cos i can`t be arsed messing with drivers in windows. So what i`ll probably do, depending on if my new mobo that i`ll be getting in Feb comes with enough channels for each drive to have its own channel, then i`ll do it then.
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So then, what are your setups?
 

mbackof

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Primary IDE Master: Seagate 120GB
Secondary IDE Master: Lite-On DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
c:\ Windows XP Pro, business files and utilities - 10GB
d:\ Games, music, general data storage - 110GB (rounding off)

I have other machines, but I don't recall the setups at the moment. This is the one I did most recently.
 

StraightPipe

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IDE0 200GB C: (OS, Apps, MP3's) & DVD-ROM
IDE1 CD-R
note the CD-R is on different line than my 200 for faster ripping + burning performance

Adaptec Card
IDE0 80GB RAID0
IDE1 80GB RAID0
these show as 120GB D: (Video only)

Network Drives (gigabit direct connect :) )
X: (kazaa download) 30 GB
Y: (Back up) 60GB
Z: (My documents and pics)12GB 2meg 5400

for performance Promise reccomends you put your OS on a non Raid Drive and your page file on raid0 (though my PF is still on IDE :) )
also they say no partions on your RAID0

I would reccomend keeping any paired drives on seperate cables. this can be extended to optical drives too. (ie: if you have a DVD-ROM and DVD-R keep them on seperate lines for optimal performance) I like to keep my CD-R seperate from the HDD i burn from/rip to.
keep this in mind if your gonna be doing alot of teransfers (Ie: from downloads to storage)

I keep all video on raid for optimal playback.

(all drives are 8meg 7200 unless noted otherwise)
I have a few more drives on the network, but they just hold OS's and apps for my other rigs
 

poppyq

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Oct 20, 2003
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Desktop
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2x80GB Maxtor 8MB SATA in RAID 0
(40GB system partition, 120GB other)
Primary IDE-------
1x80GB Maxtor 2MB
(80GB storage)
Secondary IDE-------
Plextor 40x CD-RW

Server
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WD Raptor on Add-in Promise SATA card
(36.7GB partition for system)
120GB WD 8MB Sata on Promise SATA card
(120GB partition for DVD ripping)
Primary IDE------
2x120GB WD 8MB IDE
(240GB partition using software spanned volume for video and backup) <-- bleh to software
Secondary IDE-----
Samsung DVD-ROM

Also just put my Sony DRU-500A in an external USB2.0/1394 Firewire enclosure so I can use it on any of my systems
 

beatle

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Apr 2, 2001
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Desktop
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1x36GB raptor
C: 5GB OS, non-data retaining apps
D: 31GB Games, data-retaining apps

1x120GB IDE Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9
E: 120GB Media storage


Server
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1x40GB IDE 7200 rpm 2meg 180GXP
C: 10GB OS, apps

1x60GB IDE 5400 rpm 2meg Maxtor
1x30GB IDE 7200 rpm 2 meg Maxtor
remaining 30GB (from 180GXP)
D: Above is set up as spanned volume which mirrors the 120 GB and some other data, bookmarks, etc. from C: + D: on my desktop once a week.

1x4.5GB UW SCSI 7200 rpm 2 meg Quantum
E: Image of desktop C: