unclebutcher SG i've got 3 HDD in my com now totalling 960GB (320x3) and i'm left with around 35GB. Planning on getting a new one. my questions: 1.) shud i get the cheaper samsung/hitachi or the more ex. seagate/Western digital? what is the difference anyway? 2.) does a 500gb hdd take up mroe electricity than say, a 250gb one? 3.) since i've already got 3 hdd, if i put in one more will it cause my com to slow down as inadequate power is supplied? i'm nt sure but i think my com has 400w power supply 4.) shud i get a high space hdd (500) or a low one(250)? 5.) any recommendations? (not raptors those are damn expensive.)
venny SG 960gb n u can use till left 35gb!!! hdd, nt much diff la, for the same size the wattage normally nt v diff. anyway. i think for u, try get those v big terabyte drives. think u will want the space. as for power wise, dont think it should be much of a problem la, shld have enough headroom. only thing is the price. depends hw much u wan to pay. 1tb is gonna come at a high price. but the 500gb ones are about 200+. imp thing is, how many more drives can ur board support, whether ide or sata, there will be a limit. since u use 3 le, maybe 1 more if ide.
LyonK SG I recommend Seagate over WD. I have both. Lets say 100 Gb each, for WD, only 88Gb are usable while for Seagate, 95Gb are usable.
Xcert SG U are using 3HDDs....should be quite experienced with HDD buying already right? anyway if ur 960GB doesnt include backups...I suggest U start thinking about it....HDDs can and do crashes. 1.I would take Seagate. 2/3. check up on the specs on the HDD that U are going to buy.compare with ur current config and make ur choice. 4.I will get the 500GB one. Oh...and 1 more thing...with the 4th HDD...U are crossing into TB range...dunno if ur mobo can support or not.
unclebutcher SG mine is a intel DP965LT motherboard w/ intel core 2 duo. i think should be able to support TB rite....it's quite a new com.( abt 5 mths old). and no, i'm not experienced, 1 hdd came with the com, 2 were bought by my dad, and since i use the bulk of the 960gb he told me to buy a new one myself. yes, i backup my files in both the D and E drives, all my crap are inside that, not C. C has the 35gb left. the other 2 have like 400mb left. each.
Xcert SG seems to me that U are not really making efficient use of HDD space... 1x350GB Primary(C: ),2x 350GB Backups(D: , E: )? how come u back up more than ur primary?or U have 2 backups? why dont U simply reassign 1 backup HDDs as additional primary storage(D: )...then use the remaining 1x350GB as backup (E: )...then U dun have to buy another HDD. if ur problem is with too much programs installed in C:,then U can use D: also....just make sure U dont install all ur programs into C:\Program Files anymore....U can also install to D:\Program Files. Anyway I feel that there is a difference between backing up to HDD and backing up to other removable media like DVDs....if U dont need ur backup data that often...why not burn and store them elsewhere? or am I not seeing the correct picture?
unclebutcher SG my backups are on both slave HDDs, i have alot of songs(around 50gb worth), movies(at least 400gb i think- all HD) and the like. and my backups include 2 other com's data(those are more prone to crash) actually, i also dunno how i use so much.
ndmmxiaomayi SG 2 HDDs as backups Total about 700GB 400GB gone to movies, about 300GB left 50GB gone to songs, about 250GB left I assume "the likes" have taken the rest of the 250GB? Can you try clearing your temp files and cache. One client I had never cleared his temp and cache. After I cleared them (3GB worth ), from a 20GB HDD, he now has about 4GB left. Use ATF Cleaner or CCleaner.
Farmerseed SG I think most DVD-/+ r are reliable backing up medium. I have a total of over 1 TB of hard disk storage in my systems (80ext + 80 + 200 + 250 +500) and over 30++ 4.7gig DVD+/-r as backup and i don't see a problem big enough yet. If you want scalability i suggest some thing like these:- or more affordable enclosure kits
Xcert SG if U dun burn to other media...no amount of HDDs can help U. U dun need 24/7 access to ALL ur songs and movies right?
