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Multiple storage devices introduction. (SSD/HDD)

JerrBear
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I've only worked with computers with one (large) storage SSD/HDD.

 

This summer I'm building a PC for a friend with a 128 GB boot drive and 1 TB HDD.

I also plan to add an M.2 NVME SSD to my current rig as space has become a slight concern (not for raw files - keep them on an external drive).

 

How do computers with multiple drives work? Does act like an external hard drive? I know a little about RAID... It can make things faster by splitting the read/writes between two or more drives.. right?

What should I expect?

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It just acts as another drive, the PC will just boot off of the primary drive (Obviously put windows on SSD). 

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First off lol JerrBear, second @rn8686 got it right, here's a screen shot of my windows explorer, Local Disk C is my SSD and Local Disk G is my 1TB HDD I store all my games and recordings to, and than a bunch of USB drives

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13 minutes ago, JerrBear said:

How do computers with multiple drives work?

You will set the drives to any letter that you'd like (b/c Linux is weird, I won't go into it. Fight me, bro!) Each one is accessible by itself.

13 minutes ago, JerrBear said:

Does act like an external hard drive?

You can certainly try hot-swap bays or hot-swap in the case. You can just yank them out, gently, and replace them. 

13 minutes ago, JerrBear said:

I know a little about RAID... It can make things faster by splitting the read/writes between two or more drives.. right?

Depends on the RAID level. Wikipedia has a nice guide on the levels if you're interested.

13 minutes ago, JerrBear said:

What should I expect?

Better expansion with more drives.

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1 hour ago, Olroy1234 said:

First off lol JerrBear, second @rn8686 got it right, here's a screen shot of my windows explorer, Local Disk C is my SSD and Local Disk G is my 1TB HDD I store all my games and recordings to, and than a bunch of USB drives

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Thanks for the visuals (and thanks to everyone for the explanations, I read all of your posts)! 

Is your 1TB HDD just empty or how is it formatted? I know the way the windows installation drive is formatted.

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  • PSU = Corsair 1000W
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21 hours ago, JerrBear said:

Thanks for the visuals (and thanks to everyone for the explanations, I read all of your posts)! 

Is your 1TB HDD just empty or how is it formatted? I know the way the windows installation drive is formatted.

Did you look at my name? xD Also it's formatted with an NTFS file system, same as a boot drive. Just imagine it as a giant USB key that's plugged in over sata

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1 hour ago, Olroy1234 said:

Did you look at my name? xD Also it's formatted with an NTFS file system, same as a boot drive. Just imagine it as a giant USB key that's plugged in over sata

Oh shit man imagine seeing you here

thanks for the help!

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  • Cooler = Corsair H100i
  • RAM = Dominator Platinum 32GB DDR4-2666
  • Storage = Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
  • GPU = EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW3
  • PSU = Corsair 750D
  • PSU = Corsair 1000W
  • Monitor = Asus PG278Q
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