[ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please

Hi,
I think a external drive about 7200 RPM's is the way to go.
I use a Western, and had no problems with my laptop even at 512 megs of
memory.
I would have to agree with everyone on this subject, and feel that it's a
good topic to cover. 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gordon Kent
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:50 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please

Sony alwyas partitions their drives on their laptops.  This is not what you
would want to do for a Daw, however since the head of the drive has to work
that much harder going back and forth.  The recovery disk that they give you
will only restore the computer to it's original factory state.  Since you
have an oem version of windows that comes as part of the full installation,
you would probably need to install another copy of windows.  That all being
said, I had a lot of success recording as many as 16 tracks on a sony with
only 512mb of ram and a 5400 rpm drive.  Make sure you are actually
recording your audio on the D drive.
Gord

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:18 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please


> Hey Sandy!
>
> I don't know where you heard that, but I know my system was purpose built,

> and the company who built it, Carillon, always have their  main drives, 
> partitioned in to C and D!
>
> Then, obviously, they have the audio drives running separately...
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:57 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please
>
>
>>I have also heard it really isn't a good idea to partition a hard drive 
>>when using your computer as a DAW.
>>
>> At 11:22 AM 2/23/2007, Kevin L. Gibbs wrote:
>>>Once you reformat, all partitions and all data are lost.  I would 
>>>defragment
>>>before I did anything.  Also, just because you have two partitions, 
>>>remember
>>>you still are using only one spinning drive as your system and audio 
>>>drive.
>>>That's going to cause you problems no matter what.  Reformatting probably
>>>isn't the answer.
>>>Kevin
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>>>On
>>>Behalf Of David Eagle
>>>Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:21 AM
>>>To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [ddots-l] OT: Formatting computer advice please
>>>
>>>
>>>HI, I think I'm going to have to format my computer. I keep getting
>>>dropouts, even when recording just one audio track for only three 
>>>minutes. I
>>>thought you people would be quite knowledgeable about what I should and
>>>shouldn't do in regards to formatting, pre, post and during. Any advice
>>>would be gratefully received. I do use my laptop for the internet as well

>>>as
>>>for audio use, though audio recording is my primary function on the
>>>computer.
>>>
>>>I am running windows XP. The first question I have is about the best way 
>>>to
>>>format the computer. I can't remember if its possible to format within 
>>>the
>>>recovery/boot CD that comes with the laptop (soney Vaio) or from  my
>>>computer. If I'm not running any programs from my D drive which is a
>>>partition all ready set up by the makers of the laptop which is my audio
>>>drive, is it advisable to format D as well as C or just C and defrag D? 
>>>I'll
>>>ask more questions as and when but any extra advice would be great.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>David Eagle
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>> Sandy Licht
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