Is it better to format all of you hard drive or just what you will use?
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Format the entire thing. I don't think you have an otpion.
Speed does not depend on hard-drive space but on RAM. More the ram you have faster the computer.
You can partition your drive and format only the parts you want to use -- the remainder will be available for use later if you choose to format them.
Will it make the computer faster? No.
Will it make data access faster? No.
So, all data is stored contiguously on the platter. There's only one needle, so the closer together the data is, the faster it'll read. That's where disc defrag comes in - it logically moves data back together which in turn speeds up data access.
If you really aren't going to use all that space, and want a fast system, and are using XP, consider this:
http://www.blackviper.com/askbv/xp17.htm...
In sum, use it all, it won't make a difference. Because the data is clumped in one area, everything past the 60GB mark isn't going to be accessed, anyway.
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