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10-10-2007, 07:14 PM
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Windows on its own hdd?
I just wanted to ask opinion of others on if it would be a good or bad idea to take a 20gb hdd I have to just install windows on, and use my other hdd for storage. My thinking was to maybe make it easier if I had problems or corruptions with windows or spyware/adware/virus and such, to maybe not mess up my other stuff. I realize partitiioning and such but, it was just a thought. Is this a bad idea?
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10-10-2007, 07:43 PM
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No it's an excellent idea and it can work well.
Some programs won't cooperate buy many will and it can help keep your data safe and make reformatting less of a chore. But don't think it substitutes for back up. Anything that "hits" the computer, say a power spike, will hit the storage drive as well and it won't stop many viruses and worms, if Windows knows the path so will they.
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10-10-2007, 07:49 PM
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Alright, thanks a lot, I may go ahead and try this out
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10-10-2007, 08:30 PM
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If you've got XP here's Microsoft's "How to..." on moving the My Documents folder to another hard drive : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147
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10-10-2007, 11:43 PM
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Awesome, thanks - is much appreciated
I have a quick question that I noticed earlier in the day, it doesn't belong in this forum however, but - well I guess I'll just post it in the correct thread... it's just I noticed a fan blade is missing on my cpu fan, and I'm not sure how to replace it... I have a picture of it I planned on attaching... didn't know if you might know anything about it. Anyway, like I said I'll repost in the other thread. Thnx |
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10-11-2007, 04:05 AM
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Just a little side thought, if the 20gb hdd is an old one (likely), Windows would be slower than on a new drive. You could use the other drive (if faster) for most stuff, then use the 20gb for the really important stuff.
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10-11-2007, 08:15 AM
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you can replace the cpu fan pretty easy...you just need to know what size the fan is...they are measured in millimeters...
once you know you can get a new one...nexfan.com is a great place to get them...
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10-11-2007, 11:06 AM
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It depends on the heatsink assembly - on some you should just replace the entire assembly, the fan is not easily replaceable by itself.
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