I just ordered a 450gb Velociraptor because I feel like my current drive
has slowed down considerably after a few reformats and a lot of data
writing and deletion, and its SATA 3gb/s.
I was wondering how you guys would suggest reformatting my new drive as
my main drive with W7 on it, and in a way that I can name the drive "R:"
(my current is "C:") while also keeping my other drive formatted (I'll
just change the boot sequence so it starts off my VR) but I want it
there so I can still go to my computer and pull files/store data on it.
Should I just unplug my old HDD, throw in the new one, throw W7 disk in
there, and boot up?
What I basically want to do is start my computer completely fresh on
this new drive.
PS: Is there a way to reset all other hardware components also? Like
mobo, etc? I have been having a recurring issue where when I am playing
games the screen turns into a weird pattern and the sounds becomes a
buzz and my computer locks up and stays like that until I turn it off.
I'm hoping resetting everything will help solve the problem. Any
suggestions are greatly appreciated.
PPS: Is there something I have to do besides simply plug in the new SATA
III 6GB/s Velociraptor into my mobo to get all the speed out of it? Or
is it simply plug and play?
Thanks!
has slowed down considerably after a few reformats and a lot of data
writing and deletion, and its SATA 3gb/s.
I was wondering how you guys would suggest reformatting my new drive as
my main drive with W7 on it, and in a way that I can name the drive "R:"
(my current is "C:") while also keeping my other drive formatted (I'll
just change the boot sequence so it starts off my VR) but I want it
there so I can still go to my computer and pull files/store data on it.
Should I just unplug my old HDD, throw in the new one, throw W7 disk in
there, and boot up?
What I basically want to do is start my computer completely fresh on
this new drive.
PS: Is there a way to reset all other hardware components also? Like
mobo, etc? I have been having a recurring issue where when I am playing
games the screen turns into a weird pattern and the sounds becomes a
buzz and my computer locks up and stays like that until I turn it off.
I'm hoping resetting everything will help solve the problem. Any
suggestions are greatly appreciated.
PPS: Is there something I have to do besides simply plug in the new SATA
III 6GB/s Velociraptor into my mobo to get all the speed out of it? Or
is it simply plug and play?
Thanks!