How should I set up my drives with XP: 36GB Raptor/2x250GB7200/1x8GB5400 drives.
I was thinking of putting my O.S. on the Raptor, then raiding the 2 250GB drives, and lastly putting my swap file on the 8GB 5400 RPM drive. I was told it helps improve system performance if the swap file can be placed on a separate drive. My concern is that it's only a 5400rpm drive. Think it'll still make things quick?
If I do set up WinXP on the Raptor, can I install the SATA RAID drivers later for those two other drives or do I need to set up the raid for those two drives during the initial set up of Windows?
Thanks in advance.
I was thinking of putting my O.S. on the Raptor, then raiding the 2 250GB drives, and lastly putting my swap file on the 8GB 5400 RPM drive. I was told it helps improve system performance if the swap file can be placed on a separate drive. My concern is that it's only a 5400rpm drive. Think it'll still make things quick?
If I do set up WinXP on the Raptor, can I install the SATA RAID drivers later for those two other drives or do I need to set up the raid for those two drives during the initial set up of Windows?
Thanks in advance.