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Build One · 04-01-2004, 10:17 AM

And so....I finally have my first build all happy and playing well together...

This is what I want to do....

I have two HD's....both new...One is already installed with XP and in the case doing its thang...it is a 80GB Western Digital 7200RPM 8MBl.....my second HD I want to use as a bulk storage device for my home movies while I edit them and what not...it is a Seagate 200GB / 7200 / 8MB. Once my home movies are burned to DVD I want clear this second HD off and start all over again with another round of home movies.....

Can I just install this second HD as a slave and call it a day or ...?.....Do I need to do something with the RAID stuff?....I think I'll back up my C: on to this second drive but other than that it will be just a large storage cabinet for video editing.

I know I'm a hardware idiot and if there is a thread out here that I missed that will give me the 'how to' then direct me there....I hate dual threads on the same thing....

Thanks!

04-01-2004, 10:17 AM	#1
Build One Member (6 bit) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hicksville Posts: 41	Dual HDs - hardware idiot And so....I finally have my first build all happy and playing well together... This is what I want to do.... I have two HD's....both new...One is already installed with XP and in the case doing its thang...it is a 80GB Western Digital 7200RPM 8MBl.....my second HD I want to use as a bulk storage device for my home movies while I edit them and what not...it is a Seagate 200GB / 7200 / 8MB. Once my home movies are burned to DVD I want clear this second HD off and start all over again with another round of home movies..... Can I just install this second HD as a slave and call it a day or ...?.....Do I need to do something with the RAID stuff?....I think I'll back up my C: on to this second drive but other than that it will be just a large storage cabinet for video editing. I know I'm a hardware idiot and if there is a thread out here that I missed that will give me the 'how to' then direct me there....I hate dual threads on the same thing.... Thanks! Last edited by Build One; 04-01-2004 at 10:24 AM.