Noob Question

[legend8887]

If I was to have an SSD and a regular HDD, how can I tell which drive I'm putting things on?

[Butterfish]

If you install windows on your SSD then that one will be called Drive (C:)

[legend8887]

If you install windows on your SSD then that one will be called Drive C:

I know that but then when I set up my HDD how can I tell that I am putting things on that drive? All I want is my OS on my SSD and my games and other stuff on my  HDD.

[skullbringer]

both drive get different drive letters assignes, so for example the ssd would work as boot dirve and show up as c:\. on this drive you should only install the most important applications or ones that have critical loading times.

the hdd would then show up as the d:\ drive. on that you usually store all your music, movies, and not as important applications.

 

edit: every time you install a program it will give you the option to select the location

[Butterfish]

I know that but then when I set up my HDD how can I tell that I am putting things on that drive? All I want is my OS on my SSD and my games and other stuff on my  HDD.

When you install games, you can pick the location of which it will be stored. Just pick anything else but the C: if you don't want anything other than the OS on the SSD.

[legend8887]

both drive get different drive letters assignes, so for example the ssd would work as boot dirve and show up as c:\. on this drive you should only install the most important applications or ones that have critical loading times.

the hdd would then show up as the d:\ drive. on that you usually store all your music, movies, and not as important applications.

 

edit: every time you install a program it will give you the option to select the location

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I think I will get the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD.

[skullbringer]

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I think I will get the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD.

youre welcome, good choice, great ssd!

[AlwaysFSX]

I know that but then when I set up my HDD how can I tell that I am putting things on that drive? All I want is my OS on my SSD and my games and other stuff on my  HDD.

They show up as different drives in your computer. Plus the file paths are different between your C:/ drive and whatever the other drive is named as.

[jscho]

First off, there's no such thing as a noob question

When you save things, you save it to the designated drive. The drive that the OS is stored on is C drive (so the SSD is the C drive). Anything after usually goes D, E, F etc. Say you're installing a program like Photoshop, during the installation process, you'd set the path to C drive when the option arises. Media like movies, you save to a folder on the other drives.

[WoodenMarker]

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I think I will get the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD.

Unless you're getting the ssd for the warranty, the 840 Pro isn't worth the money. It's unnoticeably faster than the cheaper 840 Evo or normal 840 for normal usage.

[TechSage]

I kind of expected a bunch of forum members to be swearing at him, really lost hope for this forum for noob questions after the PS3 fraps thread.

[LogicalDrm]

I've found the easiest way to install new software just to HDD is just change drive letter when setup asks for directory. So I have Program Files & (x86) folders both on SSD and HDD. Some setups need you to access advanced or custom install in order to change directory but that about it.

 

For Steam you need to select folder when installing new games. For Origin installation folder will be same as download folder. Thats why it must be selected before you start download.

 

You can easily fit other programs beside OS to 128gb SSD.