Really noob question

[Terrifictez85]

Hi all, i never thought i'd class myself as a noob until i came across this problem.

Basically i finally got myself a 64gb Kingston ssd drive which i am using for OS and i have a 2x320gb raid 0 for storage. However when it comes to games i.e steam i cannot use my raid array for storage it automatically tries to install on the ssd. How do you get the files to save on the storage drive??

I feel so noob for asking but it is driving me bloody bonkers.

Cheers in advance

 

[dugdiamond]

!!!USE WITH CAUTION!!!

I made a decision to load just Win 7 to the SSD C: drive, and all other program files and data to the G: drive.

The only obstacle was when loading some programs - they want to automatically install to the C: drive. The solution involved making a registry edit, so that the G: drive is now the default.

It works like a treat.

Instructions are:

1. Open the Registry Editor by selecting Start > Run > Regedit.
   
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.
   
3. In the right pane, double-click ProgramFilesDir and change the path in the String Editor to the drive and folder you want (i.e. H:\Program Files). You must also modify the entry for ProgramFilesPath. If your path is H:\ like mine is, the path would be H:\Program Files
   
4. Exit the Registry Editor and restart your computer. My understanding is that some programs still require installation in the C:\Program Files folder, but I haven't found any yet.
   

NOTE:

It is best does do this directly after a fresh Win7 install.

Once done, all program files(x86) and program files folders MUST be copied to the new drive.

then reboot BEFORE delete the existing ones

[DO NOT CUTnPASTE]

 

[Terrifictez85]

Glad i asked now, would have never in a million years figured that out lol Time to say bye bye to all my games and re-install.

Cheers dude