Hello folks, first post woohoo!
Thought I'd ask the experts this one....
I'm planning my first build and was wondering about using the 80gb harddrive from my old PC (which is four years old).
I'll try and make these questions simple.
1. Should I use the old drive just for data (music etc) with a new sata2 hdd for vista/xp plus apps?
2. Would the PC suffer if I only put the OS on the old drive and used the new one for everything else?
And finally...
3. If I plug the old HDD into the new machine, would XP, games etc still work from the old rig or would it be best to format the drive beforehand?
Phew, that's all for now.
Thanks in advance.
Simon


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Not hugely, but every little helps. The outer edge of the disk is where the speed of the disc is faster, so data throughput is higher. Creating a partition for Windows at the start of the disk will give you a touch of extra speed. Install your most used apps/games on this partition too.
