Partitioned Games and Programs?

[jet.]

I'm thinking of making my new drive include the following partitions; XP - 10GB, 30GB for Programs and 40GB for Games. I'm getting a 300Gb Maxtor drive and currently have an 80GB WD drive with my OS, progs and games and a 120GB WD drive for storage.

If i partition the 300Gb as above, would the most efficient thing to do be to backup each partition onto the 80GB WD drive? If so, if XP screws up, can i just use the backup of XP and still be able to use the programs and games in the other partitions? Or would i simpy need to create 1 80GB partition with everything housed?

[kingofa]

I would recommend 1 partition with XP and your programs (including games) and 1 more partition for your storage. When you install programs and games, they install things in areas that are not easily moved or accessible, so might as well keep them together.

[Rocketmech]

Its not clear what drives your keeping in the config. If your just adding a 300 to the system , then use it for backup and storage. Keep it simple.

[jet.]

Thanks guys, sorry i wasn't too clear about it, never was very good at clarifying the situation. The 300GB drive will have double cache and in benches has a performance that can sometimes, if not surpass the 74GB Raptor.

I think installing that with a 80GB, 120GB and 100GB partitions (like kingofa mentioned) with the 80GB and 120GB WD drives as backup for the first two partitions should be the most efficient way of issuing space, with another 100GB as a data dump.

If i keep the data on the 120GB WD drive and insert the 300GB drive in the IDE1 where the 80GB drive is, i can format and install XP on there. Then if that works, i can put the 80GB drive in the IDE2 and reformat that (faster on IDE rather than USB) and back up the new 80GB partition. Finally i can replace the 80GB drive with the 120GB drive and copy everything on there to the 120GB partition on the 300GB drive and create the final backup. :D

This will effectively give me a faster system with a 300GB drive including an 80GB partition with XP, games and apps, a 120GB backup of data and a 100GB data dump, if all goes as planned. I'm concerend with jumpers for the USB, but i'm sure it'll be simple and self explanatory when the thing arrives.

Cheers!

[rmanet]

drive that large - hope your mobo and bios can handle it - and I agree - keep it simple

lots of threads around where guys are digging around trying to find which apps are where, why they can't install game updates, etc. because you've got 'em spread all over the place - really a pain when you have to reinstall a game because a 3rd part mod didn't take, etc. or can't find the game, whatever

I usually do OS and apps (word and excel don't mind), then games, then music. Then a big fat backup partition wouldn't hurt. But it's gonna be your call. :t

[AllGamer]

i have a small partition for Programs

and a HUGE one for games :D

[jet.]

Is that so? :p