[ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please
- From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:18:12 -0000
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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