Query related to the installation of hard drives

Original title: hard drives
I have two hard drives and I want to set up as
 
1. a stand-alone hard disk that holds the operating system
2. the second hard drive to keep the files like doc, files, photos, video, and downloads.
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance.

It's just a matter of creating a partition on the 2nd HARD drive. Then you can use it for whatever you like.
You can install programs, or just use it to store data.
HARD drive with a speed lower than 7200 RPM are generally best left to the storage (Western Digital Black are
7200 RPM. Their VelociRaptor is the record of 10 000 rpm).
Software load a little slower and may run more slowly on the 5200 RPM HARD drive. Are the 'Greens' HDD
usually about 5200 RPM.

-If you run short on the HARD the OS disk space is a way to create more space
move your music, photos and video to the other HARD disk records.

A method to move the folders in your main user folder is to R / click the respective folder
and go to Properties.
Click the location , and then select the partition or folder on your HARD drive that you want to move
This folder is a subfolder of.
After data is transferred, it will be a new shortcut to this new location in libraries.

-If you do not use the libraries you can simply move the data to a new folder on the other HARD drive
(without using the 'rent' option) and pin a shortcut from the new folder to the
Icon from the Windows Explorer in the taskbar.

[If you also need information on how to set up partitions and otherwise manage the HDD-]
The two HARD drives should show up in disk management. This is where you create or delete partitions on your
HARD drives
Go to control panel (or start menu) > administrative tools > computer management.
Then click on disk management.
-The HARD drive with the operating system will say - ( system, start...) Main partition). It could be either disk 0 or 1 depending on the port on which the HARD drive is connected to the motherboard.
The other disk HARD would have "unallocated space" If no partition was made.
If the disc already has data, then it must also propose in the Start Menu > computer and data
should be accessible and ready for to add you more data.
If the 2nd HARD drive has no data that you have just made a new Partition. With a drive of 80 GB HARD is a single partition
generally the best option for the management of space.

You can get more details on how to use the disk by typing disk management management in the
Search box Start > Help and Support.

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