Guys, here is a challenge for you...regarding hard disks

[Sudantha_s]

Do no install programs in a separate partition than system partition, IF you are using the same drive. It slows down app loading. Because the hard disk have to access C: as well as D: which are always separated by a long distance, and if they were in the same partition, they might end up closer and having less seeks to do. Seeks kill performance!!!

Actually as You Expalin This will kill performance

How About The Hard Disk Life time , Will it ...... -- >

 

[Anusha]

Actually as You Expalin This will kill performance

How About The Hard Disk Life time , Will it ...... -- >

Yes, having more partitions => more potential seeks => faster degradation

Why not intelligently plan the partition setup, as i moving all the less frequently used files such as software setups to the end of the disk (towards the slower portion)

But moving the active downloaded UP on the drive will lower the degradation, as active downloads need file writes the entire time and keeping them close to the system partition will lower needing very long seeks. Also, do no move the pagefile to some other partition other than system partition, UNLESS you have 2nd drive, and that's where it should go if not system partition

 

[Anusha]

Crap! Such a waste of time :/

 

[fallenzeraphine]

actually ur thread is doin really well lmao altho most of it is full of spam :/

 

[Anusha]

actually ur thread is doin really well lmao altho most of it is full of spam :/

Frakking XS guys don't seem to have a clue either :/

 

[GNS]

2 Partitions

Seagate ST316081

C: OS+Programs [50GB]
D: for all other Stuff [100GB]

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willing to buy 250GB (from a long timr )
after that,
E: (not yet specified) [250GB]

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No RAIDs

 

[GNS]

All my music files are in F:\Users\Public\Music
All my video files are in F:\Users\Public\Videos
All my picture files are in F:\Users\Public\Pictures
All my files that are currently being downloaded are in F:\Users\Public\Download
Almost all my documents are in F:\Users\Public\Documents

My USER folder is D:\Gayantha ,
btw, I don't use \Music , \Videos , \Pictures generally
cos I've placed'em in Root of D:\ (D:\Audios, \Videos)

all others are in D:\Gayantha\ in their own folders

** Movies & Software Setups also in D:\Movies & D:\Soft

 

[Anusha]

2 Partitions

Seagate ST316081

C: OS+Programs [50GB]
D: for all other Stuff [100GB]

-----------------------

willing to buy 250GB (from a long timr )
after that,
E: (not yet specified) [250GB]

----------
No RAIDs

My USER folder is D:\Gayantha ,
btw, I don't use \Music , \Videos , \Pictures generally
cos I've placed'em in Root of D:\ (D:\Audios, \Videos)

all others are in D:\Gayantha\ in their own folders

** Movies & Software Setups also in D:\Movies & D:\Soft

I'm not asking to post YOUR hard disk setup. I'm asking to "PROPOSE" a good setup :/

 

[Anusha]

Here's what a guy at xtremesystems showed me:
Link

 

[zCexVe]

4 x 500GB Samsung F1 RAID 0+1

It will have 465 GB

25GB system
40GB for software setup+downloads
50 GB for multimedia stuff-pics+resources for editing+my documents
100 GB audio
250GB for video+TV+movies
this is how I do except for RAID 0+1

 

[GNS]

I'm not asking to post YOUR hard disk setup. I'm asking to "PROPOSE" a good setup :/

oops!

what I'm using is the currently best for me

 

[Anusha]

4 x 500GB Samsung F1 RAID 0+1

It will have 465 GB

25GB system
40GB for software setup+downloads
50 GB for multimedia stuff-pics+resources for editing+my documents
100 GB audio
250GB for video+TV+movies
this is how I do except for RAID 0+1

but how is it any good???? just raid :/

 

[zCexVe]

but how is it any good???? just raid :/

U got anything better than RAID 0+1?

 

[geethq]

Here's what a guy at xtremesystems showed me:
Link

thanks
godak dewal danagaththa
post eke nathuwa full thread eke link eka danna
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3340048#post3340048

 

[Anusha]

U got anything better than RAID 0+1?

RAID doesn't lower seek times. High seek times is the biggest issue with hard disks. Show me a way to lower the seek times!!! (practical seek times)

RAID is only good for things where high sequential read speed is important, such as file copying and video editing. It hardly does anything for launching applications, unless the exe itself is large.

** I don't want RAID for the sake of data security.

 

[shanX]

LOL, big deal

HDD1 - 160GB SATA
C:\ Primary OS, Profiles bla bla
D:\ Software
E:\ Music
F:\ Games + Downloads

HDD2 - 40GB IDE (on SATA port)
H:\ Secondary OS, for debug or restore purposes
I:\ + J:\ Backup+Junk
k:\ Old Games

HDD3 - 40GB IDE
L:\ + M:\ + N:\ Junk

HDD4 - 120GB USB
O:\ Movies

 

[chamindra]

agreed with shans mine is smilar!!!!!!!!

 

[Anusha]

LOL, big deal

HDD1 - 160GB SATA
C:\ Primary OS, Profiles bla bla
D:\ Software
E:\ Music
F:\ Games + Downloads

HDD2 - 40GB IDE (on SATA port)
H:\ Secondary OS, for debug or restore purposes
I:\ + J:\ Backup+Junk
k:\ Old Games

HDD3 - 40GB IDE
L:\ + M:\ + N:\ Junk

HDD4 - 120GB USB
O:\ Movies

That's like the worst setup a person could come up with! Duh!!!!

NOTE: I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO POST YOUR CRAPPY SETUP! COME UP WITH A SETUP FOR ME!!!!

 

[kosandpol]

That's like the worst setup a person could come up with! Duh!!!!

NOTE: I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO POST YOUR CRAPPY SETUP! COME UP WITH A SETUP FOR ME!!!!

Ever thought of having a NAS on a fiber optic LAN ? Its pretty fucking fast and has data backups as well. Throw in a some hotswap disks in to that NAS for minimum downtime should the HHDs fail.

 

[Anusha]

Ever thought of having a NAS on a fiber optic LAN ? Its pretty fucking fast and has data backups as well. Throw in a some hotswap disks in to that NAS for minimum downtime should the HHDs fail.

Come on man! Just answer my question. NAS is not for performance; but sharing.