G+_William Burlingame Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I have a 180GB SATA II OCZ SSD that I just replaced with a larger SATA III SSD in my primary desktop. It seems like I should be able to make use of it. I also have a HTPC with a single 2TB SATA III HDD. Would it be worth the effort to put the SATA II SSD in the HTPC, put the OS on the SSD and make the HDD the data drive? I currently have the OS and data in the same partition on the HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nothing wrong with the idea. But, not sure if you'd gain much performance. Its an always on PC, so boot speed doesn't matter. The main HD access applications are hitting the 2TB spinner. I'd suggest just getting an enclosure (USB 3) and make it a portable drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert Mememe Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Use it as the boot drive in the HTPC and HD storage. That's the way mine is configured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_William Burlingame Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 It's true, the system is only restarted when an update requires it. I guess the only advantage is to have the OS and data on different drives. Most of the use is Netflix, YouTube and Widows Media Center. I have a cable card tuner that uses WMC as a DVR. The recorded videos use a lot of storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Marsh Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 +1 for repurposing that SSD for the OS on your HTPC. Less noise and heat than a spinner, perhaps less power consumption as well if your data drive can spin down during periods of inactivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_William Burlingame Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I did the SSD install. Although the HTPC is rarely rebooted, The one thing I did notice is how fast WMC starts compared to the loading from a HDD.. I normally use WMC as a DVR and the browser to watch Netflix and YouTube. I didn't think to record old time for WMC to load. In addition to re-purposing an SSD, I now have removed the data (mostly video files) from the C: drive. I like to image my OS drive on a weekly basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Marsh Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 +1 x 10^100 for SSDs, regular backups, and separate drives for bulk storage. Both my desktops are pretty recent AMD FX builds with WD Black spinners, and the SSDs smoke those pretty well. With differential backups twice a day, bulk data mirrored with DrivePool, and cloudy backups of irreplaceable bits, I'm just loving how technology has progressed from the days of Win 9x and the original Pentiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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