why do you store your OS an a seperate hard drive?

[DarKStar]

Originally Posted by enaberif

I said "no real" speed bonus. You may find a bit of speed increase but not enough to really warrant it.

Another good reason to keep your OS drive separate is because like myself I overclock a lot and push things a bit far and this can sometimes corrupt your windows installl.

So instead of having to worry about backing up .. i just nuke my windows and re-install. (This actually reminds me of something I need to setup on my desktop)

Or you can keep a backup of your registry after installing all your apps, in a working state, and back it up - so if you get registry corruption you can restore.
Also you should never push your system to the point where you corrupt your windows install. :)

[Eldonko]

I do it because I format every few weeks and often corrupt data. I also keep everything important backed up on a 3rd HD.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by DarKStar

Or you can keep a backup of your registry after installing all your apps, in a working state, and back it up - so if you get registry corruption you can restore.
Also you should never push your system to the point where you corrupt your windows install. :)

If you don't push till something breaks... you aren't pushing hard enough :P

[NyteOwl]

Also you should never push your system to the point where you corrupt your windows install

But how can you get anything done if you never turn on your computer

[paphman910]

I have two hard drives and they are both the same. I keep one hard drive as a backup. I leave the backup drive inside my computer without power. In the event that I screw up the hard drive from bad install or viruses then I can overwrite the hard drive from the backup. It sure beats installing windows from scratch, drivers, programs, windows service packs, email setup, etc.

Paphman910

[DarKStar]

Originally Posted by enaberif

If you don't push till something breaks... you aren't pushing hard enough :P

LOL - Let's just leave it at that - I use my PC for both leisure and time critical work so I can't afford to break anything right now

[DarKStar]

Originally Posted by paphman910

I have two hard drives and they are both the same. I keep one hard drive as a backup. I leave the backup drive inside my computer without power. In the event that I screw up the hard drive from bad install or viruses then I can overwrite the hard drive from the backup. It sure beats installing windows from scratch, drivers, programs, windows service packs, email setup, etc.

Paphman910

You just gave me a good idea - I might as well install my 2nd SATA backup drive in my case and custom build an on/off switch that I install outside my case on its side so when I need to backup or restore I flip a switch..

[biff]

Originally Posted by enaberif

If you don't push till something breaks... you aren't pushing hard enough :P

If it breaks it needed replacing anyway.

[vinister]

I use an internal hdd for the OS and installed programs only

I use an external E-sata for:

- user folder (my documents, desktop, etc)
- all images (games etc)
- all music, movies, pictures

that way when my OS craps out, I reinstall it and I can instantly restore my user folder, which contains my desktop, all my game profiles, my documents folder, and basically all my data. I have to re-install all my applications of course, but I usually keep all the install files on hand on the external, so its not that big a deal. Its good for routine housekeeping, anyways.