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| Author: | Plissken [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 16:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Quick techie question |
One machine, two drives. IDE master/slave. No problem with installing Windows onto the slave and leaving the master as a data drive, is there? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 16:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Quick answer: Yes. Not a large problem, but some programs can have issues with it. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 16:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
What Grim... said. It's less hassle to fiddle the jumpers and swap the drives than it is to bang on the software, unless you have some reason to keep them that way. |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Master is 4Gb big and Slave is 16Gb so, that is my reason. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Swap the jumpers and the slave becomes the master, though. |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
No can do. It is an Eee PC 901. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Has that got special flash drives or something, then? |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Yeah. One, or more likely two solid state drives. One at 4Gb, one at 16Gb. In the BIOS, they are set as 4/16 master/slave. I've got Windows installed and booting onto the 16Gb drive, just that it seems to be a little slow on occasion and I'm wondering if the IDE setup is anything to do with it. After installing the drivers, it seems happier though. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Meh, if it's working, it's working. Are the solid drives particularly fast? |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 17:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
Fast enough, I think you'd say. I haven't put it into super performance mode or whatever. I wouldn't use it every day, but anyone who buys one of these for every day use needs their brain drilling anyway. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 02, 2008 20:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Quick techie question |
As a thread hijack, where did you get your 901 from and how much was it, Plissken? Been looking at one myself (would have been fucking perfect for taking on holiday with me but unless I can get one from a high street store it's a bit late now really) |
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