Question on using two hard drives ?

[fvjuke]

Hello guys,

I am currently updating my system to a i7 940 and the only question left for me is on using two hard drives for better performance.

Could soemone help me understand what I need to do have optimal performance ?

I want to use 2 hard drives.

[ozzy72]

It is best to install FS on a single drive or partition with all the add-ons etc. Are both your HDs the same speed?

[fvjuke]

My current hard drive is a generic one "ST332082 0AS SCSI Disk Device (320.07 GB) ", 7200 RPM SATA II.

I plan on buying a new one.

[NickN]

If you want the best for FSX the the WD Velociraptor is the choice

they make a 150 and 300GB model and for the price to performance ratio they are worth every single penny

Regardless,..

FSX is best served on its own drive with NO PARTITIONS and with all installed addons. However addons like GEX REX and FEX which simply SEND FSX textures by user choice and are database in nature go on the OS drive with all other installed software. UTX must be installed INTO FSX and not on the OS drive.

I run 5 hard drives in which one is OS and installed software, one for FSX and addons, one for audio/video editing and Photoshop scratch disk and 2 for backups

none of them have more than one large partition

[ZapCannon]

My system has 3 hard drives running FS9. (0: OS, 1:programs, 2: files)You would get better performance by setting the page file on another physical drive, while keeping all your FS files on the same partition. Running the page file on your FS drive will adversely affect FS performance.

[NickN]

DO NOT move the page file from the Windows partition!!

THAT IS A MYTH -AND- ONLY TRUE IF:

THE SYSTEM RUNS OUT OF PHYSICAL MEMORY

and

THE HARD DRIVE THE PAGE FILE IS ON IS SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE OS DRIVE


And f you run out of pysical memory I dont care how fast the drive is, they system is going to be DOG SLOW


NEVER move the page file.. that is a myth left over from Windows98 days

The page file is ONLY needed by Windows for allocation space for booted programs. Thos programs will NEVER, EVER  read/write to the page file unless the system runs out of memory.

If a system runs out of memory all the time the user needs more memory

Moving the page file is just one of a LONG list of internet myths about computers and performance