Question

[Cookiemonstahr]

Hi

 

I have this motherboard:

 

Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7

 

I currently have an SSD as my primary boot drive but I will buy an SSHD. The SSHD would also be a primary boot drive, I just want to swap between them. Is it possible that once I use my SSD as primary drive then another time I use the SSHD as primary? If yes, where exacly do I set that up in bios?

[ImBleu]

Yes,

 

In the BIOS under "BOOT" you can change which SATA device is the boot drive. Just remember which drive is in which sata port

[Cookiemonstahr]

Yes,

 

In the BIOS under "BOOT" you can change which SATA device is the boot drive. Just remember which drive is in which sata port

 

 

OK will try. I don't know how sata ports I numbered tho I mean which one is which

[Godlygamer23]

If you want to boot from the SSHD from time to time, you can also use force the BIOS to boot from that drive regardless of the set boot order.

[Arc_Jester]

You should just get another SSD and use that, SSHDs are a waste of time.

[Cookiemonstahr]

You should just get another SSD and use that, SSHDs are a waste of time.

 

I don't have money for high capacity (1TB+) SSD, man. And I need capacity as well as speed because I'll be using an OS on that drive.

[Godlygamer23]

Also moved to Storage Solutions. Off Topic is for non-tech related content only.

[ImBleu]

OK will try. I don't know how sata ports I numbered tho I mean which one is which

 

Check your Motherboard manual, it labels them all for you.

 

 

I don't have money for high capacity (1TB+) SSD, man. And I need capacity as well as speed because I'll be using an OS on that drive.

 

SSHDs don't make a fast high capacity SSD. They're a waste of money.

 

Buying a 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD will be the same as buying a 128+1TB SSHD. I'd stick to your SSD as main boot drive and then HDDs for the rest. I use a 128GB SSD for windows and then all my files on multiple HDDs, fast enough for most people. If you want to chase speed go for a RAID setup for your HDDs.

[Arc_Jester]

I don't have money for high capacity (1TB+) SSD, man. And I need capacity as well as speed because I'll be using an OS on that drive.

Then get a WD Black 1TB, it's not as fast as an SSD but it's better than a SSHD.

[Captain_WD]

~snip~

 

Hey there Cookiemonstahr,

 

Regarding your initial question: yes, you can boot from two drives on the same computer if you have two separate OSs. This can be done in the BIOS by placing one drive on top of the other in the boot order. Check your motherboard manual for this.

 

SSHD drives are great for certain types of usage. They are basically a regular-performance HDDs with a small (usually 8GB) SSD that is used only for caching. The drive has its own algorithm and determines which programs are used most often and stores their files for faster loading. You, however, have no influence over this process. 

 

I'd say to keep your SSD as your primary boot drive and use the SSHD (or a high-performance HDD such as WD Black - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=atZFA8 ) as a secondary drive where you can store everything else.

 

@ThatCoolBlueKidd it's been a while since I last saw you here welcome back! 

 

Captain_WD

[ImBleu]

 

@ThatCoolBlueKidd it's been a while since I last saw you here welcome back! 

 

 

Haha Thanks

 

Been a while indeed.