gursimar991 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 willl do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 no no i wont be formatting the old hdd what i want is to use my new hdd as primary one install a fresh os in it and if i need data from old hdd i can access anytime from windows Then just copy whatever files you want to retain onto the new hard-drive. Format the old one. Reboot system, fresh install of OS on the new drive. But be wary, as I said if you try to have a smaller secondary hard-drive it becomes hard to juggle space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 but what if i format and use my smaller hdd in just one partition but i create partitions on the newer one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 but what if i format and use my smaller hdd in just one partition but i create partitions on the newer one You can do that, no issues. But when a hard-drive goes down it is impossible to access any partition from within the system. Third party applications / formatting the OS partition / using a Live OS instance is the only way to access the same. That is why I am reiterating the fact if a smaller hard-drive is used as a primary it is less difficult to keep a partial backup on the secondary (larger) drive. But in the reverse scenario, you will have so much data that you will deem important that the secondary hard-drive will be nothing but an emergency copy OR a dump drive with no important data mirrored on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 so what should i opt for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 so what should i opt for Get a new drive, use it as the secondary drive. Save whatever data you deem necessary on it and then format the old drive, re-order partition's and fresh OS install. Use system, be happy. P.S. -- Continue taking regular backups of important data on the secondary drive to live happily for longer. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 is it completely reliable to but from these shops ???? listed by alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 is it completely reliable to but from these shops ???? listed by alpha More than flipkart I would say, in the shop you are dealing with people, online a shop front is all you have. Plus chances of getting dud's is increased because of the poor packaging of the products. So you might have to request replacements. I recently ordered a RAM stick from them, it is not working on my RIG. Now have to go through the rigmarole of refunding it and returning the piece (if they accept). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 thanks for helping and can i get everything listed from these shops like cabinet i would say will it be easily available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 thanks for helping and can i get everything listed from these shops like cabinet i would say will it be easily available Apart from the Seasonic SMPS everything should be available. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 i have a question after i install os on the smaller hdd (the primary one) how can i create partitions in the new hdd (secondary) i mean wouldnt my data get deleted on secondary drive if i create partition on it after copying all my data on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 i have a question after i install os on the smaller hdd (the primary one) how can i create partitions in the new hdd (secondary) i mean wouldnt my data get deleted on secondary drive if i create partition on it after copying all my data on it Instead of partitioning the secondary hard-drive, pre-partition it before you install the OS on the primary. This way the data space will be reserved and you won't have to partition the hard-drive twice or loose any valuable data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gursimar991 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 but how can i do it ?????? and also should i make only 1 partition on prmimary hdd where i install all my softwares and keep the secondary for all other data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 but how can i do it ? Do you have the secondary hard-drive right now? If yes, format it and place all necessary data in a partition, leave extra space unassigned for now. Creating and managing partitions can be done with Windows inbuilt disk-management system, to access this follow the steps, the interface is intuitive and you should catch onto it easily. If any doubts persists. Please post here. If you are still on XP, you can use an application like EASUES Partition Manager for the same end, download it from here -- LINK. and also should i make only 1 partition on prmimary hdd where i install all my softwares and keep the secondary for all other data No, keep a partition for OS and other immediate applications (word processors and bits n' bobs) and another partition on the same drive to install applications like STEAM, store music etc. You can manage space at your discretion. Hope this helps, Cheerio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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