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    Pavilion notebooks factory equipped with 2 hards drives-a question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by gmm22, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. gmm22

    gmm22 Notebook Consultant

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    On HP pavilion notebooks with two factory installed hard drives, do both run constantly?
     
    gmm22, Mar 5, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    No. They run as often as they need to.
     
    Lithus, Mar 5, 2008
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  3. sonyfxa36

    sonyfxa36 Notebook Evangelist

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    Mianly the C drive on my laptop runs but the 2nd hard Drive is barely used
     
    sonyfxa36, Mar 5, 2008
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    XCan Notebook Guru

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    If you put your swap onto the second drive they'll both run more often for sure. :p
     
    XCan, Mar 5, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Only the pavilion dv9000 have dual hard drives and only the drive where your OS is installed will run.

    ...Providing that the other drive is empty, but if you store music on it and play it from that drive, then yes they both be at work
     
    flipfire, Mar 5, 2008
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