Partition settings when you have multiple hard drives?
Last response: in Storage
Question... I have 3 hard drives, c: (with system OS, Programs), and d: and e: used as data/storage drives. However, one of the storage drives has it's partition listed at "Primary" (perhaps because this was at some prior time used as a c: drive with OS, but now downsized and delegated as a data-storage drive) while the other is listed as "Logical".
Should only the C: drive with the OS be listed as a "Primary" drive? Just curious as to what is the appropriate or best practice.
Should only the C: drive with the OS be listed as a "Primary" drive? Just curious as to what is the appropriate or best practice.
More about : partition settings multiple hard drives
"Primary" and "bootable" are two different concepts. An MBR hard drive that only has one partition will normally have that partition configured as one of the four "primary" partition slots supported by the MBR partition table.
For example, my system has the OS on an SSD and two hard drives for data. The single partition on both hard drives is shown as "Primary" by Disk Manager even though these drives have never hosted an operating system.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record#MBRs_an...
For example, my system has the OS on an SSD and two hard drives for data. The single partition on both hard drives is shown as "Primary" by Disk Manager even though these drives have never hosted an operating system.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record#MBRs_an...
Related ressources:
- ForumClone/backup multiple computers' hard drives onto single external HD?
- ForumWhy Multiple Hard Drives ....
- Forum2 hard drives 1 partition
- ForumSingle or multiple hard drives ?
- ForumMultiple hard drives , two operating systems
- ForumPartitioning of system over multiple drives ...?
- ForumMultiple Hard Drives , OSes, and Storage?
- ForumCreating a Dell diagnostic partition on a bare hard drive
- ForumMultiple raid configurations on a single set of drives ?
- ForumMultiple hard drives
- ForumWiping single/ multiple Hard drives
- ForumWhy partition a hard drive
- ForumToshiba Satellite M30 multiple partitions
- ForumMultiple drives and reformatting
- ForumHow do I partition the hard drive ?
- Forum1 HDD vs. 2 HDD RAID-0
- ForumI have file in dvd but not display help me
- ForumHard Drive Problem/Tear In Ribbon
- ForumCyclic Redundancy check on an external hard drive
- ForumSAS Hard Drive Wipe on a Server
- More resources
Read discussions in other Storage categories
!
