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27th Mar 2012, 10:52 PM

As the title suggests I have no idea what a Data Hard Drive is?

Is is for backing up files in case of explosions from your HDD?
The computer I am building now has the option to add one and I just have no idea if I should get one, or what the heck they are even for.

I looked all over the internet and found nothing about them, so I hope someone else can help me out.

Thankies!

Kupo

Ridiculous · 27th Mar 2012, 11:29 PM

I would assume that it's just another hard drive. I'm not sure why they would tack 'data' on to the front of, because all HDDs hold data - that's what their purpose is!

You could copy and paste here the exact sentence they used, or a link to the website so we can go and see what they are trying to sell you.

27th Mar 2012, 11:33 PM

iBUYPOWER Computer :: Chimera 4-M2

here is a random computer from their banner ad.

the thing youre looking for is right below the Hard Drive section a little over halfway down the page.

Ridiculous · 27th Mar 2012, 11:59 PM

Yeah it's just a secondary HDD that functions the same as the primary one, giving you more storage capacity.

28th Mar 2012, 12:05 AM

Oh... thanks for your help!

I dont think ill be needed an additional 2tb of space lol

Nat3 · 28th Mar 2012, 12:45 AM

It functions as a back up of your recovery partition and important system data. =P

**Chip** · 28th Mar 2012, 02:32 AM

What a lot of people do, particularly on Windows systems, is use their primary drive exclusively for installing their applications. All the data (Word docs, spreadsheets, stored pics, emails, databases, anything else involving any sort of data) is stored on a separate data drive.

There are several sensible reasons for this. For one thing, if you get a major virus or trojan or some sort of drive corruption that requires you to reformat your drive and reload your OS, you don't have to worry about losing data if you have it all stored on a separate data drive. Additionally, as Nat3 said, you can also use the data drive to make a backup (or even an image) of the system data on your boot drive so that if you have a virus or failure, it's easy to restore. And for some applications, they will run slightly faster if the data drive is separate from the drive where the applications reside.

djt820 · 28th Mar 2012, 02:46 PM

RAID is a way of life.

SlickyPants · 29th Mar 2012, 10:40 PM

RAID will also get rid of any bugs your computer might have.

kyle 1 · 30th Mar 2012, 04:04 PM

It's simply another hard drive if you need the space

**Chip** · 30th Mar 2012, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyPants

RAID will also get rid of any bugs your computer might have.

That took me a second.

27th Mar 2012, 10:52 PM	#1
Kupo! Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Won: 15	What the heck is a data hard drive? As the title suggests I have no idea what a Data Hard Drive is? Is is for backing up files in case of explosions from your HDD? The computer I am building now has the option to add one and I just have no idea if I should get one, or what the heck they are even for. I looked all over the internet and found nothing about them, so I hope someone else can help me out. Thankies! Kupo

27th Mar 2012, 11:29 PM	#2
Ridiculous ლᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not in Location: New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 2,353 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? I would assume that it's just another hard drive. I'm not sure why they would tack 'data' on to the front of, because all HDDs hold data - that's what their purpose is! You could copy and paste here the exact sentence they used, or a link to the website so we can go and see what they are trying to sell you.

27th Mar 2012, 11:33 PM	#3
Kupo! Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Won: 15	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? iBUYPOWER Computer :: Chimera 4-M2 here is a random computer from their banner ad. the thing youre looking for is right below the Hard Drive section a little over halfway down the page.

27th Mar 2012, 11:59 PM	#4
Ridiculous ლᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not in Location: New Zealand Age: 21 Posts: 2,353 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? Yeah it's just a secondary HDD that functions the same as the primary one, giving you more storage capacity.

28th Mar 2012, 12:05 AM	#5
Kupo! Guest Posts: n/a Tournaments Won: 15	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? Oh... thanks for your help! I dont think ill be needed an additional 2tb of space lol

28th Mar 2012, 12:45 AM	#6
Nat3 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Human Out Status: Everyone who asks. Location: USA, Kansas Age: 22 Posts: 312 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? It functions as a back up of your recovery partition and important system data. =P

28th Mar 2012, 02:32 AM	#7
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 8,887 Join Date: May 2008	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? What a lot of people do, particularly on Windows systems, is use their primary drive exclusively for installing their applications. All the data (Word docs, spreadsheets, stored pics, emails, databases, anything else involving any sort of data) is stored on a separate data drive. There are several sensible reasons for this. For one thing, if you get a major virus or trojan or some sort of drive corruption that requires you to reformat your drive and reload your OS, you don't have to worry about losing data if you have it all stored on a separate data drive. Additionally, as Nat3 said, you can also use the data drive to make a backup (or even an image) of the system data on your boot drive so that if you have a virus or failure, it's easy to restore. And for some applications, they will run slightly faster if the data drive is separate from the drive where the applications reside.

28th Mar 2012, 02:46 PM	#8
djt820 Brutally Honest Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: DICKS EVERYWHERE Out Status: Like A Cock Slapping Your Face Kind-of Out. Location: SoCal Age: 20 Posts: 1,423 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? RAID is a way of life. __________________

29th Mar 2012, 10:40 PM	#9
SlickyPants EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 682 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? RAID will also get rid of any bugs your computer might have.

30th Mar 2012, 04:04 PM	#10
kyle 1 Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 20 Posts: 74 Join Date: Mar 2012	Re: What the heck is a data hard drive? It's simply another hard drive if you need the space

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