JS said:
Just my two cents, create three partitions on the slave drive.
1st partition - 4GB, this is where you will create the bulk of your
pagefile (improves performance slightly).
Maybe. Most people these days have enough RAM that the page file is used
only slightly or not at all. Where it's located makes much less of a
difference than it used to ("slightly" may be correct, but typically so
little that it's not worth worrying about, unless you have little RAM).
2nd partition - The largest partition in size, the exact amount
depends on how big your slave drive is.
And what you want to use it for.
3rd partition - 20 to 30GB, this is where you should store image
backups (See Norton Ghost or True Image) of Windows.
I disagree *strenuously* with that suggestion. I don't recommend backup to a
second non-removable hard drive (regardless of whether it's on a separate
partition or not) because it leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of
the original and backup to many of the most common dangers: severe power
glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even theft of the
computer.
In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept in
the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the life of
your business depends on your data) you should have multiple generations of
backup, and at least one of those generations should be stored off-site.
My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup scheme uses two
identical removable hard drives,I alternate between the two, and use Acronis
True Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.
I also use a pair of 1GB thumb drives for making more frequent backups of my
most critical data (like financial information). For that I just drag and
drop.
