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RAID or No RAID?
My first post here, I'm building a auido recording and editing computer using: ASUS P4P800, Corsair 512 DDR 433 3500, P4 3.0 800FSB, WD Raptor 36 GB and Raptor 74 GB HD's(both 10,000RPM), Zalman CNPS5000-CU, Zalman 400A-APF, and Cooler Master TAC-101 Wave Master Alum Case. I'm configuring my...- oneartist
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Create Partition
I just spent the better part of two days (plus I just got a tooth implant and I look like a squirrel) fighting XP Pro and I finally won! Like a dummy, I partitioned my 35GB Raptor to 10GB for XP because I wasn't accurately following good advice. As soon as I did it I knew it was a mistake...- oneartist
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Create Partition
"You never said how large these hard drives are." There are two WD Raptor 10,000RPM drives. I'll put the OS on the 35GB drive and the Audio file drive is 74GB. I built a P4 3.0GB with ASUS P4P800mobo. This is a audio only computer using Samplitute Pro software. If I keep XP Pro on a...- oneartist
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Create Partition
For a new instalation of XP Pro on a newly built computer, is there any reason to create a partition during setup? And, what size should it be? Or should I just keep pressing enter and let setup use its' own space? I have two Raptor harddrives Chuck- oneartist
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
