hdd usage

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by barnacle, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. barnacle

    barnacle Private E-2

    i want to add a second sata hdd to my dell desktop with windows xp.
    i want to use the second drive for photos and photo editing tools only.
    will i be able to do this? just format the new drive and load my photos and programs on it while running xp on the first drive??

    thanks!!
     
    barnacle, Sep 8, 2008
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  2. Fred_G

    Fred_G Heat packin' geek

    Yes, you should have no problems with it. Just don't mess with any SATA RAID stuff. If they are not setup in a RAID, they work like a regular hard drive. I am assuming you have a additional SATA port on your motherboard...

    If you have any problems, post them here and we should be able to get you up and running. :cool

    E
     
    Last edited: Sep 8, 2008
    Fred_G, Sep 8, 2008
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  3. barnacle

    barnacle Private E-2

    thanks!!

    i'll let you know if i have trouble,,,
     
    barnacle, Sep 9, 2008
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  4. sach2

    sach2 Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Like Fred G said make sure you have a bay and connection available. I opened my Father's Dell 2400 (low end Dell--about 5 years old--he uses for taxes and Word Proccessing) and was shocked to find there was no bay to hold a second HD! I had never heard of such a thing.

    You should be fine but when I saw DELL, I thought I'd give you a heads up to check it out before getting a new drive.
     
    sach2, Sep 9, 2008
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