Re: Time to reformat: XP or Vista?

**Melee** · 10-30-2008, 09:42 PM

Heck, you've got both XP and Vista, so install them both! If a game give you problems in Vista use XP instead.

Also, install all the games in a separate partition from the OS so when it's time to reinstall the OS (as Windows needs annually it seems) you won't have to reinstall the games.

**Dictate** · 10-30-2008, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Fall3n

Yeah, the jumper is always a option. But also keep in mind that if you need to use the jumper trick to reach 3gb/sec it will reduce the life of that HDD.

Not quite.

The HDD is always running at 7200RPM when spun up. The 1.5-3.0 is SATA to SATAII.

SATAII speeds WILL NOT reduce the life of your hard drives, as the HDD spins at 7200RPM regardless of mode.

**Kappa** · 10-31-2008, 12:39 AM

Hmm, okay...from my "teachings" I've always heard and experienced this reduced life myself. But what you just said makes sense as well.

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