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What to do with my 2nd HD?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2000
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I did a reinstall of my OSX drive yesterday after hearing that some people got better game frame rates with their GF 4 Ti card after doing so. While I was at it I (on purpose) deleted my 2nd HD of OS9 and left it blank. The only reason I still had OS9 around is because of one of my favorite games (F/A-18 Korea) and it'll be coming out with a OSX version in the next 2 months.
Anyway, what should I do with my now empty 20gig 2nd HD? Any suggestions?
I reformatted my drives HFS without OS9 drivers this time. Will I be needing these for any reason at all now that I'm OS9 free?
Thanks
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Windham, ME
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buy a external case, and turn it into a portable FW drive.
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Join Date: Apr 2000
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OK, it's been noted but I'm going to keep this drive where it is for now. I do have another 40 gig drive that I'll be pulling from another computer soon so maybe I'll do that with that one.
Thanks for the idea buddy.
Originally posted by Liquidity X:
buy a external case, and turn it into a portable FW drive.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
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You can never have too much drive space; whether or not you plan on using that drive, you'll find a way to use it. Trust me.
Count me in as another vote for turning it into a portable external drive, though. Those things are incredibly useful. You might also consider dedicating the drive for video-capture purposes, if you're into that.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Media Drive (Photos, Movies, mp3s, porn, etc)
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2001
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I use my older drive for a quick and dirty daily backup. Has saved me a few times and using Carbon Copy Cloner, it runs automatically early every morning.
The nice thing about this is that Carbon Copy can make a bootable backup. Useful when doing repairs or troubleshooting on the main drive.
I also use another old drive (20 Gig) for my mp3 collection.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Use it for backup.
If you mirror your system onto the second drive, you'll be able to boot immediately if your main drive should malfunction for whatever reason.
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