MrMetal_53
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I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I figured it might be better off in the general hardware forum than in the hard drive forum.
Anyways, I just received my free copy of Vista Ultimate from Microsoft for the WFP program. Instead of doing a fresh install, I was thinking of dual-booting Vista Ultimate x64 and XP Home. XP home is already installed on my C: drive. C: has about 65 gigs free after the basic windows installation and some random overclocking programs and monitors. I also have a 320 gig HD (D: drive) with around 250 gig free, and this holds my games, music, and other media.
Now, I've been looking into dual-booting and found this guide. It doesn't seem that hard to do, I just have some logistical questions:
1) If I use GParted to partition my C: drive so it will contain both the old XP partition and the new Vista partition, would giving the Vista partition 40-50 gigs of space be enough? Is that too much, too little, etc.?
2) Once I install it, if I boot into Vista, I shouldn't have to do anything to see the D: drive, correct? I mean, it will be there, but I won't be able to access any of the games that were installed under the XP format, right?
3) Overclocking: I have my gaming rig running the specs below:
E6750 @ 3.6 ghz (8*450)
2 gig of Bufallo Firestix running at DDR2-900
8800 gts 640 mb (running at something like 612/965)
SB X-Fi Gamer
This overclock has been proven stable in XP. I am going to install the new ram that I bought (2 x 2 gb of OCZ PC2 6400 ram) so that I can have four gigs for Vista. How does overclocking work? Is it the same as with one OS running? Should I run the stress test in both XP and Vista to verify stability? This is the only part of the dual-booting that I am slightly worried about and a little confused. Any guidance is most welcome.
Anyways, I just received my free copy of Vista Ultimate from Microsoft for the WFP program. Instead of doing a fresh install, I was thinking of dual-booting Vista Ultimate x64 and XP Home. XP home is already installed on my C: drive. C: has about 65 gigs free after the basic windows installation and some random overclocking programs and monitors. I also have a 320 gig HD (D: drive) with around 250 gig free, and this holds my games, music, and other media.
Now, I've been looking into dual-booting and found this guide. It doesn't seem that hard to do, I just have some logistical questions:
1) If I use GParted to partition my C: drive so it will contain both the old XP partition and the new Vista partition, would giving the Vista partition 40-50 gigs of space be enough? Is that too much, too little, etc.?
2) Once I install it, if I boot into Vista, I shouldn't have to do anything to see the D: drive, correct? I mean, it will be there, but I won't be able to access any of the games that were installed under the XP format, right?
3) Overclocking: I have my gaming rig running the specs below:
E6750 @ 3.6 ghz (8*450)
2 gig of Bufallo Firestix running at DDR2-900
8800 gts 640 mb (running at something like 612/965)
SB X-Fi Gamer
This overclock has been proven stable in XP. I am going to install the new ram that I bought (2 x 2 gb of OCZ PC2 6400 ram) so that I can have four gigs for Vista. How does overclocking work? Is it the same as with one OS running? Should I run the stress test in both XP and Vista to verify stability? This is the only part of the dual-booting that I am slightly worried about and a little confused. Any guidance is most welcome.