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SSD for OS, HDD for storage

I am trying to configure a PC using windows 7 home 64 to use the SSD as the primary boot drive and the secondary HDD as storage. I would like to make the transition as smooth as possible for the end user. I would like to to set up the Windows install like a Linux setup—with the OS and primary apps on the SSD, and the user profile and space-hogging games on a traditional hard disk. I have found very few websites that explain how to do this.

I do not know if I can/should post the sites that I have found so far.

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ssparks827

Install the SSD drive in the higher SATA on the MB - so if you have 4 connectors then connect the SSD on SATA0

install the data drive on the lower one eg SATA1

then install win7 on the SSD (which will take no time at all - I just installed win7 on a SSD drive an it took all of 2.5mins to install).

That's it.

Adrian Cantrill

I suggest you take a look here.... http://www.overclock.net/ssd/664738-how-setup-ssd-boot-drive-secondary.html

this is a very good article about using a second harddisk as a replacement for the users & program files folders on the SSD. It allows you to ( as you request ) use the primary HD for the OS and the secondary HD for the frequent bulk data use.

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Thanks for the quick responses.

Here is what I had found:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_optimize_your_windows_profile_and_media_storage_ssd

In the end, I want to make this as transparent to the operator as possible. Mounting may be the best option.

I will look more into this later today. I will update then.

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