Posted November 28, 2005 If i buy a 74 GB 10,000 RPM hard drive first for my computer im building for the master drive where i install my OS and stuff like that. THen later i buy a 500GB 7200 RPM as the slave drive will that work? heres the 74 GB hard drive here the 500 GB Hard Drive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 28, 2005 Yes. LALALLALALLALALALLALALALALA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 28, 2005 yeah just pop it on and it should show up on windows - format partitions et voila. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 3, 2005 I have a similar arrangement, one is for windows and system files and the other is my data. It is good for formatting as you can keep all of your data easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 3, 2005 But the raptor is sata and i presume the second drive is aswell or possibly sata II,does sata have a master and slave arrangement? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 3, 2005 yes, sata does have master slave etc. i have 2 sata hdd and i sometimes connect my old ide hdd to my pc http://www.scan.co.uk/products/productinfo.asp?WebProductID=311502 its on today only £7 off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
