   I need some tech advices: double hard disk
  Hi, I have a 30Gb hard disk (quantum) and now I just bought a new maxtor 80Gb. I would like to put Win and all the programs on the 30Gb and the data on the new one (note that I already have win, linux and the programs on the old disk, and I don't feel like reinstalling everything). But I need some advices:-Due to the internal configuration of the case, I had to put both of them on the same IDE channel, one as master, the other as slave. Is this really bad?-Beween the 30Gb (the bottom one) and the new there is not much space. May I have problem with overheating?-I suppose that the new hard disk is faster (not as RPM, put as performances, since it is newer) and more silent: should I use it for the swap file? There is a way to tell to windows to use it for the virtual memory?Thank you!   
  putting a hard drive as slave can easily make it run as slow as molasses.  if you put the 80GB on the slave, you won't want the swap file there anyways.  aside from that, an extra 10MB/s won't help your swap file performance.  any program activly accessing such data will feel like its not running.if you insist on doing that though, goto:system properties -> advanced -> performance:settings -> advanced -> virtualmemory:change;  Thank you. If there is no point in changing the swap file disk then I don't. I really would like to have them both as master, but I dont't know how to set the cables since there is not a lot of room. I will give it a look tomorrow.What about the heat?   ;  i've never actually had a problem with my hard drives and heat, so i couldn't say for sure(i have them right next to each other also)  if you have a fan blowing on them it would certainly help just in case.as for getting them both as master, the only easy and feasible way to do this is to get an ide raid controller so that you have more than 2 ide channels. or, if you had 5-1/2" mounting rails you could place the hard drive above your optical drive, but i haven't seen mounting rails in a long time.edit: if you are just using it for storage of stuff like music and video, don't worry too much about the master/slave issue.  it should still run perfectly fine for those applications.   ;Quote:Original post by cignox1Thank you. If there is no point in changing the swap file disk then I don't. I really would like to have them both as master, but I dont't know how to set the cables since there is not a lot of room. I will give it a look tomorrow.What about the heat?I doubt it since just like the new amd cpu's newer harddrives generate less heat and noise than previous ones.To give you an idea I have a 36gig raptor harddrive and a 200gig harddrive right on top of each other in a shuttlexpc case(http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/SB61G2%20V4.asp)and have no heating problems.I also have a 15,000 rpm scsi drive in another computer and that's when you need to be worried about heat since it spins so fast and even the install instructions for drive recommend an active cooler for drive.As a general rule yes you should use your faster harddrive for swap file although unless you have a 10,000rpm raptor drive or scsi you won't notice the difference since most ide drives run at 7,500rpm although they do have different amounts of onboard ram.