Partition needed? worth??

sorry guys, to bother again:

IS Partition worth, needed? Im planning to buy Inspiron 9400 soon and
Im taking 100GB (7200 RPM), now I don't know if the Paritition is that usefull?
(even though, I have to take Partition together with DELL PC restore)..So together is:
is Partition + Dell PC restore needed? advised???
Its good for back-up files, but the disadvantage of it, is less space on 1 drive..(for my video's music, games, etc).
Can you guys pls help me??

Cheers
Cheng

 

Saved yourself some money...You can do it yourself if you want to. If you getting the Windows XP CD and Drivers CD, that is all what you need.

JC

 

Go with Net's suggestion. You can create partitions easily by using the XP disc and if you are familiar with formatting, you really don't even need the restore partition. If you need more information about partitions, check out the format sticky. I do recommend to have a backup partition in case XP crashes and you need to format but its easy to create with the XP disc.

 

thnx guys
but what I mean; DO you have partitions in your laptop??
IS partition recommended???
2 partitions HDD (for backup??) vs 1 HDD but larger..

is partition actually that useful??

 

Personally, I recommend 2 partitions. Last week XP crashed on me, and luckly I had everything saved on my second partition so nothing was lost.

It really depends on your usage also. If you are a gamer, then most likely you'll want a smaller second partition or none at all. If you are a music junkie like me, then you'll probably want another one for backup stuff. Backup partition is also good if you are a student.

 

No, it is NOT recommeded.

The reason I have two partitions is just to backup my files fast.

There are other reasons of course, like dual boot (running two OS), separate your games, or like having your important files separated...there are many reasons.

JC

 

i see.
Im not a student, working in Shanghai. have my laptop at that I use at home everday/night. I do have lot music + video/movies saved on my HDD.
I only have 1 x 50GB hdd now. so hmm is 20GB in C: enough for WINDOWS XP home??? and the rest 100 in D: for all my other stuff???
is this a good solution for me?

 

I also prefer several partitions for 2 main reasons.
1 Performance (defragment)
2 Maintenance reasons (Recovery/ reinstallation /backup)
Apart from those it is easier to keep things organized etc.. (and ofcourse for multi OS installation)

 

Yeah, that should be enough. XP generally requires at least 5gb for minimum install. As long as you don't have several programs/games that you need, you should be good to go with that setup.

Another option to a backup partitions is to get a backup HDD if you don't want to split your HDD up.

 

thnx pal.

but can I ask WHAT sizes do you guys have for 2 partitions?
for example you have 120GB (or 100GB.)

how to split?? 20GB in C for windows and the rest (100GB) in D?
or half half? 60 in C and 60 in D?? (or 40 in C, 80 in D?)

what is recommened??? 20 GB in C should be enough for windows and programs etc? all the rest I need in D is enough??>

need your advise

 

Not expert advise, but, if you have a 100GB HDD, a 20GB partition for the OS should be OK. It shouldn't matter that much - if you have set aside too much space for the OS, there is nothing that prohibits you from using that space for non OS/temp files aswell.