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Upgrading to SATA

I wasn't talking about physical installation, I wanted to know if anyone knew how to install it with my computer, as in recognizing it.
 
You'll need the sata drivers from your mobo maker, and then once it's physically installed it'll show up. Start->control panel->administrative tools->comp mgmt->disk mgmt->right click and format. Done.

I strongly suggest running two seperate disks; then you can load games on one disk, and the OS+pagefile on the other and enjoy fast load times without the configuration problems of raid.

 
hey mage, thanks a ton bro, but do you think you can guide me through the steps of running 2 seperate disks. I'm probably going to run my games on the new hard drive I buy, and everything else on my current maxtor, do you think that'll be fine? If you want, can you teach me? thanks
 
All you'll have to do is install the games to the new drive, copy savegames if necessary. Then they will load their data from that drive, and all the background OS stuff will happen on the current Maxtor. That should give a decent performance increase.

Any other questions, just bump this back from the grave and I'll notice it. Good luck!

 
thanks, sorry to bother you for the last time, but after I install the SATA Raptor, will it recognize both the Maxtor and the SATA at the same time? Also, do you think it'll be a good idea to run the OS and my PC games on the RAPTOR, while I store junk, movies, and music on the 114gb maxtor? Also, I read on another forum that when I download programs to my maxtor, the SATA will fill up more than the maxtor. So will I be able to direct where programs are installed, such as internet files, pictures, music, movies, and other high-capacity programs to the maxtor and just ONLY the OS and PC games on the 36gb raptor? thanks a ton man
 
That's not a raptor, just a regular WD disk. The 740GD is a raptor, for example. It's a fast disk, and highly recommended, but not a Raptor.

Assuming you've got an additional sata port, sure they'll show up at the same time. I'd put OS and pagefile (swapfile) on one disk, and games on the other, and misc downloads and junk wherever. That shouldn't matter too much, you don't need the performance for that stuff. Make sure to defrag, and it'll be okay on either.

 
so how do I put the pagefile (dunno what it is either) on the 740GD i'm getting? and would windows and games on the raptor load up faster than if it was on the maxtor?
 
One more time, the one linked isn't a Raptor. This or this is a Raptor. 36, 74, or 150 are the only sizes.

That said, to change the location of your pagefile, right-click My Computer, Advanced tab, Performance Options, Change, select the drive, set a minimum and maximum (1024 for both is high but IMO reasonable), and set the other drives as low as possible. The swapfile, in a nutshell, is what the system uses to store temporary stuff in when it runs out of memory. So if you're running a resources-intensive game, and it needs more memory than you have, it'll be writing to the pagefile.

 
lol, I was referring to the 36.7gb raptor the whole time, I even forgot about the link I posted in the first one.
 
I'd recommend the one you linked over a 36gb raptor. It's been outclassed by modern drives, just by virtue of the higher transfer rates and better buffer strategy. So unless you're going to spring for a 74 or 150 gb raptor, just go with the 2500ks. It's a lot more space, and faster to boot. :D

 
unhappy_mage said:
I'd recommend the one you linked over a 36gb raptor. It's been outclassed by modern drives, just by virtue of the higher transfer rates and better buffer strategy. So unless you're going to spring for a 74 or 150 gb raptor, just go with the 2500ks. It's a lot more space, and faster to boot. :D
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FASTER to boot than the raptor?
 
Yes, the 36 gig raptors have horrible performance for a drive of their specifications almost always perform less than a modern 7200 rpm drive. The 74 gig variants typically perform much, much better.
 
I'm not looking to shovel out an extra 50$ just for 74GB raptor, i'd rather go with the Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB SATA, but with all that space, how should I run it? OS+pagefile and games on the SATA and just regular "crap" on the Maxtor?
 
Faster, to boot. It means "in addition" in this case.

But look at Storagereview's review of the 2500ks - it does pretty well. Unfortunately, the 36gb raptor was tested on the older testbed, meaning there are no head-to-head benchmarks, but I'd take a 2500ks over a 36gb raptor just for capacity's sake. The raptor is about the same price, and 1/7th the capacity of the 2500ks, and performance is pretty close, even if you don't believe the 2500ks is going to kick butt.

 
well, the only thing i'm worried about is if the drive I buy will not have any or just little difference over my current maxtor
 
Moving from a Maxtor Diamondback ATA133 114GB to anything new will be a step up. That's a Diamondmax 9, correct? That's a last-generation drive, and any 250+ gb drive should be a step up in performance.

 
alright thanks, I'll probably order the hard drive in a week or so, thanks everyone.
 
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