Extra 60gb Hd

[Wolfmight]

Ok i have an 80gb 7200 rpm hd already, and i recently sent my extra 40gb hd for warrently since it died on me somehow.( i used to shutdown every night.. startup in the mornin.. maybe thats why i guess cause i had that 40gb before i got the 80gb)
Currently i leave my computer system on constantly (use sleepmode when i'm away), because i want the equipment to last longer. Maxtor sent me a fresh brand new model 60gb hd in return.. (nice).


Now i'm wondering.

1. Should i use the extra 60GB for data backup only.. thus where i copy all my important info and stuff onto it.. then take it out of my pc and store it somewhere.

2. Should i just use it with the 80gb since i dont shutdown,restart my computer much.

3. Should i keep it unused as a backup? (by the time i need it tho.. there will be a normal use of 1tb hds in pc's probably.)


heh kinda like a poll... would be nice if it could really be a poll.

[Benno]

add it as second HD for extra space

[zapjb]

There is no 100% software solution. Only redundancy in seperate media i.e. another seperate HDD, in my case. I Ghost my HDD to another HDD every 2-5wks. That one stays in my dresser drawer. Takes 15-30 minutes vs weeks of misery.

[Wolfmight]

hmm i'm thinkin bout just addin it on. Shouldnt have to worry much cause it's one of the latest models, plus i dont surge my comp with shutdowns anymore. Actually i think it runs better this way cause it never slows down from a fresh startup lol.

[bigdawgfoxx]

I would use it as extra space for sure

[abu_has_the_power]

keep all ur illegal stuff on ur 60 gb. lol, music, movies, games, yada

[Wolfmight]

Hmm now i'm wondering if i have enough Watts to run 2 hds..
I have a 350w power supply powering:
80GB HD 7200 Rpm
Althon XP 2.0ghz cpu
512 DDR Ram
Gigabyte FSB 400, 400+ DDr ram slots, AGP 8x, Usb 2.0+ Firewire (8 Usb slots total) Onboard Realtec LAN NIC, Sata HD)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (Major Power Hog, but it runs awsome)
CDRom (not a burner right now... burner died on me, but i read somewhere that model i had died on alot of people for no reason.. )
Intelli Mouse.. heh laser, guess it dont use much power.
Floppy drive.. not a power hog



Now i hate when my system wont boot, or when it just mysteriously starts to shut down because of a lack of power supply. (never had the problem, but still..)

[abu_has_the_power]

dealsonic has a great deal on a 500 watt for only $20. i have it and the rails are really good. no probs ever. great deal

[Wolfmight]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@11 October 2003 - 13:15
dealsonic has a great deal on a 500 watt for only $20. i have it and the rails are really good. no probs ever. great deal

i saw an Allied 500w PS on newegg.com that was very popular with like 50+ reviews. They ran out tho.. dam i waited too long.

[adamp2p]

What's up Wolfmight? Why dont you join us in running the Aquamark3 benchmark thread?