Running EVERYTHING from an external hard drive??

to be honest my pc has 1gb of ram and when i formatted it, it has gone at least 3 times as quick just thought i would say..... its not always more ram its just it runs slow because you probably have so much rubbish you dont use like i did!
is this im or something lol

 

True, that has a big impact often, but the bit about the RAM still applies.

 

yes good point but just sayin you dont always need more ram do you now......

 

Debatable, I think 512MB is a "get by with", the average user can easily exceed 500MB RAM usage just by browsing the internet, especially if they use firefox.

 

That's true, I was speaking from a Windows XP standpoint. 512MB will probably be enough for 98SE, if you can stand the crashes lol.

 

Really? Hmm, then why did computers seem so much worse back then? :S

 

Fair enough. I wasn't necessarily referring to frequency of crashes though, I was referring to the implications if one happened, in XP you have to close the program, in 98 you lost your work and had to reboot.

 

granted, but as often?

In any case, this isn't on topic, so I'll stop now

 

My secret for reformatting, I have a 40 Gig hard drive seperate from my system, it has all of the original software installed on it. When I want to reformat the current hard drive I first install the 40 archive drive as a single drive, perform the updates, then wipe clean the "master" 200 Gig hard drive, and then copy the entire hard drive onto the 200 using max blast disk copy software. Next, return the two hard drives to their original configuration and return the archival hard drive to its safe storage space. Works great and doesn't take that long to accomplish. I keep all my pics and my music on the second hard drive as well as the programs and games I don't use that frequently. Seems to work.

 

Right, i finally got round to formatting and its done a hell of a job =D i used the Windows XP method where you use the sindows installation CD to reformat. My fans are still really lour though im gonna try cleaning them tomorrow does anyone else kno any other reasons for loud fans? thanks

 

They might be small and running at high RPMs. Those kinda fans get really annoying. Also it depends on how the fans are made and if the have ball bearing etc...

 

well they used to be quiet when i 1st had this pc (last september) but they just got louder n louder as time weny on....ive been searching about it and so far it looks like i should clean the fans out properly ill try that but i dont see how a bit of dust can cause as much noise as it does i mean my PC is downstairs and sometimes i can hear it from upstairs.

 

They just may be old and bearing worn out.

 

1 year old

 

i think its one in the middle or back or both im not sure