ideal HD partitions?

[dean]

I'm installing a new HD (80gb) as drive C: on my computer. Should I
partition it? something like 40gb for C: and 40gb (D:) for backup? O
should I just use it as one drive, one partition?
thanks in advance,
dean
brazil

[Steve C. Ray]

I would set it up as one partition, using NTFS.

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"dean" > wrote in message
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> I'm installing a new HD (80gb) as drive C: on my computer. Should I
> partition it? something like 40gb for C: and 40gb (D:) for backup? O
> should I just use it as one drive, one partition?
> thanks in advance,
> dean
> brazil
>
>

[TangoX]

dean wrote:
> I'm installing a new HD (80gb) as drive C: on my computer. Should I
> partition it? something like 40gb for C: and 40gb (D:) for backup? O
> should I just use it as one drive, one partition?
> thanks in advance,
> dean
> brazil

You might start here?
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/parts.htm

[Charles Kenyon]

A second partition on the same hard drive isn't a true backup because if the
HD goes bad, both partitions will be lost.
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"dean" > wrote in message
...
> I'm installing a new HD (80gb) as drive C: on my computer. Should I
> partition it? something like 40gb for C: and 40gb (D:) for backup? O
> should I just use it as one drive, one partition?
> thanks in advance,
> dean
> brazil
>
>