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‎03-13-2017 10:46 PM

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Product: Pavilion 15_aw009AX
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

I have just purchased a HP PavilionWindows 10  laptop with 255GB SSD and 16384 MB DDR4 SD RAM.What is the best way to partition the drive to get the best operation. Should I incorporate an external HDD to store media etc.

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‎03-14-2017 01:10 AM

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@Ozziebrian wrote:

I have just purchased a HP PavilionWindows 10  laptop with 255GB SSD and 16384 MB DDR4 SD RAM.What is the best way to partition the drive to get the best operation. Should I incorporate an external HDD to store media etc.

@Ozziebrian

 

That is a btiliant idea but you can add an internal GDD/SSD to your computer. There is a bay for a normal 2.5" SSD/HDD. You need Hard drive cable part number 856352-001 to connect,

 

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‎03-14-2017 01:10 AM

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@Ozziebrian wrote:

I have just purchased a HP PavilionWindows 10  laptop with 255GB SSD and 16384 MB DDR4 SD RAM.What is the best way to partition the drive to get the best operation. Should I incorporate an external HDD to store media etc.

@Ozziebrian

 

That is a btiliant idea but you can add an internal GDD/SSD to your computer. There is a bay for a normal 2.5" SSD/HDD. You need Hard drive cable part number 856352-001 to connect,

 

Regards

BH
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‎03-14-2017 04:14 AM

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Thanks BH, can you tell me theGB capacity of such a drive?

 

Also, do you have any advice as to partitioning the existing  SSD.

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