KingConrail76
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I am looking for opinions on how to best reconfigure my system hard drives to maximize performance of Tane, without affecting my graphics and modeling software's performance.
Current config:
C:\ = WD 150Gb 10,000 rpm boot drive with Win7-64 and all other programs except Trainz .. 70% full
D:\ = DVD
E:\ = WD 500Gb 7200 rpm .. Trainz10, downloaded content, and my content .. 85% full
F:\ = WD 500Gb 7200 rpm .. Trainz12 .. 95% full
I have a new WD 2Tb 7200 rpm drive to add, or replace one of the above ...
Does Tane run better with both folders on the same drive, or is there no performance loss by having Content on a "storage" drive?
Does Tane run better if the program folder is on my system boot/Win7 drive, or is there no prrformance loss having the Tane program folder (or both program and content folders) on a "storage" disk?
If all my mb sata ports are 3Gb/s, do the drives need to be on any specific port to be primary MBR drive, or is that only configured in bios as boot order, and in Windows Drive Manager as the bootsble disk ..generally speaking? (I will read my MB manual before mounting).
WD says that to use my new 6Gb/s drive in my 3Gb/s system, I can jump pins 5 and 6 on the drive, but no jumper shunt is included. -Do I HAVE to jump those pins, or will my mb sata controller automatically negotiate a 3Gb/s speed?
Thanks in advance.
Current config:
C:\ = WD 150Gb 10,000 rpm boot drive with Win7-64 and all other programs except Trainz .. 70% full
D:\ = DVD
E:\ = WD 500Gb 7200 rpm .. Trainz10, downloaded content, and my content .. 85% full
F:\ = WD 500Gb 7200 rpm .. Trainz12 .. 95% full
I have a new WD 2Tb 7200 rpm drive to add, or replace one of the above ...
Does Tane run better with both folders on the same drive, or is there no performance loss by having Content on a "storage" drive?
Does Tane run better if the program folder is on my system boot/Win7 drive, or is there no prrformance loss having the Tane program folder (or both program and content folders) on a "storage" disk?
If all my mb sata ports are 3Gb/s, do the drives need to be on any specific port to be primary MBR drive, or is that only configured in bios as boot order, and in Windows Drive Manager as the bootsble disk ..generally speaking? (I will read my MB manual before mounting).
WD says that to use my new 6Gb/s drive in my 3Gb/s system, I can jump pins 5 and 6 on the drive, but no jumper shunt is included. -Do I HAVE to jump those pins, or will my mb sata controller automatically negotiate a 3Gb/s speed?
Thanks in advance.