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New Hard Drive-Help?
Hi Folks. I've just ordered a new hard drive which I intend to use as my main drive. I'm not very techy so I thought I'd better seek some advice on what to do with it when it comes.
My present situation(+see spec): I have two Samsung 500GB HDDs, the HD501LJ version, running from an Asus P5Q Pro mobo.
My c/ drive has been partitioned into 2x250GB with Vista x64 on one side and W7 build 7232 on the other. The other 500GB drive has my media files on it.
Vista was obviously installed first and then W7. So at boot I get a default of W7 or choose Vista as second choice.
I've ordered a 1 TB Samsung F1 32MB cache which is a really good price here at the moment. I figured that this would increase my space plus my speed as it is supposed to be a fast drive.
Where I'd like to be: I'd like to re create the same situation on the new drive-2 250 GB partitions with Vista and W7 on plus 500GB spare.
I would then like to use my two older 500GB drives as back up and storage.
Then I realised I don't really know how to do this ie connect the new drive, partition it, install the OSs and make it my boot drive.
I think I have only two SATA cables so I'll probably have to get one but where do I stick it?
I read that with this mobo I have to use the same socket on the mobo as my present c/ drive if I want to use it as my main boot drive.
I have plenty of sockets but if this above is true how do I do it? Can't get my head round the logistics of it.
Does anyone have the time to write me a baby talk run through please?
Thanks, John:)