I just bought one and it seems to be used only as a secondary hard drive.
2006-09-24 10:40:10 · 4 answers · asked by simfr21 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I bought also to make my computer go faster (it was get slower and slower because of the lack of space) so how can I make it faster now that I have my new hard drive? If I move my stuff on it, will I still be able to read it correctly?
2006-09-24 12:20:36 · update #1
Ok so I found a way to fasten my hard drive by moving my files into my new one, but is there are risk that, by doing that, I may get some problems while reading it???
2006-09-24 13:05:43 · update #2
Your external is a peripheral. When the system starts up, there are core routines built into it that cause it to read data from the C drive. Since some people have more than one drive, and some people only have one drive, the system is designed to only read from the C drive.
Other drives may need special drivers that do not reside in system code. Externals may be readable by OS code, but OS code is on the C drive, where the system is located. This code is read as the system is building itself in RAM. So the drivers for your external are only read after the system boots and is read - from the C drive - into memory. After that the system can read externals, and when it scans and finds your external HD, it assigns a number to it.
Externals can be faster and bigger than internals. A good external is just as good as a good internal. Once the whole system is up and running, you can treat all your drives equally - with the caveat that your system is in C.
;-D My internal is a rather slow 60 G drive. Its RPM is 5400. My external is a very fast 200 G drive. Its RPM is 7200, and I put as much on there as I can.
2006-09-24 13:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The default is to save files in your my documents which is on the drive your operating system is on. This means that the bulk of what you do will automatically want to use the c drive. You should however be able to choose your drive when saving.
2006-09-24 17:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by doyler78 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows automattically asigns letters to hard drives after the c: drive where your operating system resides....you can save and tranfer files to your external hard drive but it will allways be secondary...think of it as owning 2 homes one you live in the other you rent out.... same concept as plugging in a digital camera to your usb port windows sees it as an external mass storage device and assigns it a letter but you cant make your camera your principal drive. you can chose to save to your external drive in the drop down menu save to location for example drive E if thats the letter asigned to it
2006-09-24 17:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by invisibledoll 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-27 01:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by WordofChoice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋