Is this a good configuration?

I plan to (when Windows 7 comes out) to run both an SSD an a HDD. I am going to use SATA HDD adapter and buy a 64GB SSD and use it only for my OS and applications. Then I will use my 7200RPM driver for all my data/music/pictures.

Will I notice a performance gain in terms of how everything loads up and the speed of opening applications as apose to using everything on a regular HDD and not a SSD?

How would I go about reformatting the HDD I currently have in such a way that it takes away the partions and that I can use it for data such as pictures ext?

 

What do you need a SATA HDD adapter for? SSD has the same interface and size as a standard HDD.

You will notice faster boot/loadtimes of everything compared to a regular HDD. Be sure to pick a good SSD though if you're using it for OS.

To reformat a HDD is simple, just use disk management in windows (right click "my computer" -> manage -> disk management) and there you have all your hdd/usb/memorycard-storage/optical devices and partitions.

Just right click the partitions you wanna delete from the specific HDD and do that to all the partitions on that HDD, then easily create a new volume of your own choice.

 

What would a good 60GB SSD be.. Links?

I was thinking of replacing my CD Drive with the SSD in the adapter and use it for my OS and Applications and use my HDD for files such as pictures ext.

 

I know there is one samsung SSD at 64GB, what exact model i have no idea, so just get that right and you're good to go.


Oh i see.


But, if you're going to use the SSD as a primary, don't put that where the optical drive is, that's not a good idea. Instead put it where the standard HDD should be, as you're going to use the SSD as a primary OS-device.
And you're only using the HDD for your files and not any OS, so better put that in one of those caddys for the optical-drive as the primary (where the hdd should be) is taking better advantage of the speeds.

usualy optical drives are still going with the old pata/ide interface, and you don't wanna put your SSD there if it's used for OS. So putting your HDD there will be great as you won't see any performance drops then.