which HD to use as master

[sweeper2]

Purchased a HD recently, I have a 13.5 gig Maxter 5400 rpm #91366U4 right now as master.
The one I purchased is a IBM Fireball Plus (year 2000) 7200 rpm 13.5 gig.

I really don't want to reformat etc unless it would benifit me. Is there a difference besides the rpm of these HD's and the year they were made..I know the Maxter is an older HD. Should I put the Operating system on the IBM and format the Maxter and use it as a slave or just keep the Maxter and use the IBM as the slave as I would not have to reinstall a new operating system etc.

thanks for your help...

[Bill in SD, CA]

If it were me, I'd just slave the IBM.

Easier for you and you wouldn't see that much difference the other way anyways.

IMO

Bill

[Detritus]

I agree with Bill on this one... just slave the new one and save yourself the headache

[Doot]

Yep, slave the IBM but move your swap file to IBM, should make Windows a little quicker.

[sweeper2]

Originally posted by Doot
Yep, slave the IBM but move your swap file to IBM, should make Windows a little quicker.

explain "Swap File" please??

not sure what that is....

sry...thanks for the help

[Doot]

The virtual memory, it will depend on your OS to what setting you need to change it.

[sweeper2]

still lost...sry....running win XP pro....

are you talking about the "let windows manage my virtual memory" settings...

[Doot]

Does anyone know of a site that Sweeper can look at to explain about the Windows swap file etc. That is if he even uses windows.

[sweeper2]

Originally posted by Doot
Does anyone know of a site that Sweeper can look at to explain about the Windows swap file etc. That is if he even uses windows.

I use windows XP pro...

would appreciate that though.....

[B71655]

Here you go!http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virtual-memory1.htm