I am looking to put about 40-50 GB of memory on my computer and I do not knowwhat to look for...can someone tell me?
I use my computer for Videos and Media and it is getting close to full, and I am trying to find out about how much it would cost and what exactly to look for in order for me to down load freely with out haveing to worry for a while.
2006-10-24 19:42:55 · 8 answers · asked by Raven 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
you can't add GB's to an existing harddrive. You need to get a second harddrive and use it as a secondary drive to store all your downloads. I have a second 120GB harddrive that I keep all my music, videos, and downloads on. I think the smallest you can buy now a days is 80 GBs
2006-10-24 19:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by webwriter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if You have Alot Of Stuff ou Dont Want To Lose I Suggest Purchasing 3 or more Hard Drives And Use A RAID 5 Configuration
If A Drive Fails You Wont Lose Anything.
Keep In Mind That You Will Have A Total Capacity Equalt To The Storage Times The Number Of Drives Minus 1.
Given 5 Drives At 120 GB Each You'd Have
120 x (5-1) = 120 x 4 = 480 GB
2006-10-24 22:12:40 · answer #2 · answered by TRAXIC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd upgrade to the biggest hard drive you can get. The new 750 gig hard drives (seriously!) are out for around $400.
Have your local computer geek copy your current hard drive to the new hard drive, or add the new one as a seconard hard drive.
2006-10-24 19:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean storage not memory. Pick up an external hard drive that doesn't require an additional power supply. usb compatible
2006-10-24 19:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by doktordbel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-24 21:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by John C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're gonna want to go RAID on it... and buy big drives... then use a Raid 0 to make it one hugh drive... or Raid 5 to make a mirror'ed drive.... for backup sake.
Or use a lot of machines to make a cluster.... that'd be fun.
2006-10-24 20:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by keylow3169 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy external USB hard drive within high capacity,you can buy one from 300 to 500 GB,as you said you have alote of movies.
2006-10-24 19:50:36 · answer #7 · answered by lostship 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need a new hard drive
2006-10-24 19:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋