Greetings TOM!   
      
      
    RW>> I have partitioned my 300gbte HDD into 5 sections. C:, D:, E:, F:   
    RW>> and   
    RW>> G:...The only 'bootable' partition is the C: drive and the D: drive   
    RW>> is the system backup...E: is used for DOS apps and Fidonet only,   
    RW>> while F: and G: have files, JPGs and programs that I don't want on   
    RW>> the OS drive,   
    RW>> C:...   
      
    TW> that can be a disaster if the Hard Drive itale3f dies.   
      
   They seldom do. I've had OS's go belly up or be contaminated with virus'   
   and I was still able to access the drive, scan it for virus' and repair   
   it if need be. If the OS goes belly up, it can be repaired as long as the   
   boot sectors aren't damaged beyond repair. If the entire drive dies,   
   like bearings or a flying read/writer goes bad, yeah that would be a   
   problem drive to access and repair.   
      
    TW>  I coasted along with a multipartition system until I had the Dhard   
    TW> drive take a sdump. Now I use a seperate hard drive for the backup   
    TW> and another one for the "Clone" of the boot Drive   
      
   I suppose that's good practice, but a HDD will give you clues as to its   
   deterorating condition before it actually stops working.   
      
    RW> TW>> Internal Flash Drive, the usb card I installed also had an   
    RW> TW>> interanl USB port on it   
      
    RW>> That's cool. I just bought a PNY 8g flashdrive and it has a feature   
    RW>> that will allow a bootable system to be installed on it. I've been   
    RW>> wanting to do that for ages. Then you don't have to have an OS on   
    RW>> your desktop, just plugin the flashdrive.   
      
    TW> I played with a bootable Puppy Linux USB Flash Drive for a while.   
    TW> Worked pretty good except printer drivers can be a problem when   
    TW> moving from machine to machine.   
      
   Well, my printer is on the network router and drivers for it can be   
   installed in everything that has a need to print something.   
      
    TW>  What is even nicer is portable applications on a Flash Drive when   
    TW> borrowing someone elses Computer.   
      
   My first experience with that is a password keeper program called   
   Roboform. It is no longer compatible with Firefox, but still works like a   
   champ in IE...I do access it in the tray on this desktop, as one can bring   
   up a user name-password for any site in there and copy and paste it if you   
   have to...   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
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