Two hard drives, where to partition?

[zed32]

OK, i have 2 80GB hard drives that are both empty, and i'm about to install windows on my "new" PC. one of the hard drives is an older 5400RPM WD Caviar 80GB, and the new one is a 7400RPM WD Caviar 80GB. i', assuming i should use the older one to install windows and all my programs and keep the faster one dedicated to my music files. my question is about partitioning. when installing windows, it asks me if i want to partition, and if so what size. so how should i go about partitioning the first 80GB HD? should i keep one partition for windows by itself, and then put all the rest of my programs and non-music files on the other part of the drive? how big should the windows partition be?

and as for the faster drive which i plan to use for music, should i even partition this at all? or should i just leave it how it is? the proper procedure would be to have all my audio programs, plugins, etc on the first drive, and then leave my 2nd drive strictly for recorded WAV files right? or would i install all music related stuff on the 2nd hard drive? where would be best to save the actual project files that contain the mix?

i tried a quick search but couldnt quite come up with what i was looking for, so hopefully someone can give me a really quick answer here so i can get this thing started. thanks!

 

[Bulls Hit]

Yep keep the faster drive for your audio files.

On the Windows WD drive, partition it to give you 20GB for Windows & apps, and 60GB for backups.

On the audio drive, also partition it 20GB & 60GB, with the 20GB partition on the outer faster portion of the drive. This is where you will record and mix to. When you've finished a project, move it to the slower inner 60GB partition to make room for the next project, and if you really care about it, backup the project to the 60GB partition on the WD drive.

 

[zed32]

sounds good, thanks!