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From: dwfresh on 15 Oct 2005 01:05
Hi,
I'm in some real need of advice on how to set up my PC for maximizing
performance using Pro Tools(w/ MBox) and Vegas for audio/video
recording and editing.
I've got a Dell(WindowsXP, Dual Core, 320GB Performance RAID 0 (2 x
160GB SATA HDDs).

I also use apps like Office/Photoshop/Flash/Visual Studio, etc for
miscellaneous stuff, but will mostly use it for audio recording/editing
with Pro Tools, and some video.

I just need advice on how to partition/configure my hard drive(s)
space. Where do I put the apps, audio/video files, etc. Any 'best
practices' out there that people can share with me??

Thanks in advance!

From: Arny Krueger on 15 Oct 2005 05:54
"dwfresh" <dougwood(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1129352722.748875.34540(a)z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com
> Hi,
> I'm in some real need of advice on how to set up my PC
> for maximizing performance using Pro Tools(w/ MBox) and
> Vegas for audio/video recording and editing.

> I've got a Dell(WindowsXP, Dual Core, 320GB Performance
> RAID 0 (2 x 160GB SATA HDDs).

> I also use apps like Office/Photoshop/Flash/Visual
> Studio, etc for miscellaneous stuff, but will mostly use
> it for audio recording/editing with Pro Tools, and some
> video.

> I just need advice on how to partition/configure my hard
> drive(s) space. Where do I put the apps, audio/video
> files, etc. Any 'best practices' out there that people
> can share with me??

Partitioning is kinda passe.


From: audiotheater on 15 Oct 2005 08:38

Arny Krueger wrote:
> > I just need advice on how to partition/configure my hard
> > drive(s) space. Where do I put the apps, audio/video
> > files, etc. Any 'best practices' out there that people
> > can share with me??
>
> Partitioning is kinda passe.

I would partition the first drive into three or four sections,

All applications on C Drive.
Store different types of non av data on d, e, f etc in logical
arrangements. [If you store most of your data not on c:, then if
or more likely when you have to rebuild c:, the data is still stored
without having to back it up. ]

If you use an av file in many projects ( like a show
opening or audio logo etc then you could store it on this first drive
and then copy it onto the av drive as needed).

You don't want the computer to have to look up software instructions
on c: while trying to read continious av data on the same drive.

Second drive for audio / video only.

If you only work on one or two projects at a time and then archive
and blow them off, I would consider partitioning the second drive into
two or three sections, depending on how much storage you typically
need per project. Doing this allows you to archive the project when
complete and then delete all the files without having a need to defrag.

If you use the av drive as one large drive, and work on several
projects, then when you blow off a signle project you should defrag
the av drive.

The downside of partitioning is if your project exceeds the space in a
single partition, then you end up spreading the project over more than
one partition.

Pay your money and take your chance <G>
a project you should

From: William Sommerwerck on 15 Oct 2005 09:51
> Partitioning is kinda passe.

I couldn't disagree more.

My drive is partitioned as C:, D:, E:, and F:.

C: is the boot drive with all OS and system files.

D: is for application software (unless the installation program insists on
putting it on C:.)

E: is user data -- text, images, PP, etc. Anything I create.

F: is what was left over. I use it for the system swap file.

The advantages of this should be "plain to the veriest dunce". _Almost_
everything you need to back up is on E:. Most of the rest of the stuff is on
C:, in your user section.


From: "Ethan Winer" <ethanw at ethanwiner dot on 15 Oct 2005 11:59
Arny,

> Partitioning is kinda passe. <

I'm with the others here. Besides all the reasons given so far, here are my
main reasons to partition:

1. Drive C: contains only Windows and programs, so I can back up the entire
state of my computer using Norton Ghost. If I ever have to recover (happened
twice this past year) I can get everything back exactly with no data loss
because all data is on other partitions. This also keeps the backup small
because it contains only Windows and programs.

2. I use partitions to segregate files that never fragment (SoundFonts,
completed projects, programs and driver updates I downloaded) from files
that fragment often like Temp Internet. I have Temp Internet in its own
smallish partition which also lets me defrag it quickly. (In truth I'm just
as likely to delete it all.) Likewise other partitions can be kept small
enough to defrag MUCH more quickly than an entire 200 GB drive.

--Ethan


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