Recent content by mikesong

Ok, I have 2 hard drives both formatted NTFS on a Windows 2000 system...the audio HD has 64k clusters. When I try to defragment it using the stock Windoes defragmenter it says it's unable to defrag NTFS drives w/ large cluster sizes. Is this caused by the large cluster sizes or the NTFS? Does...

Hi guys, I really need some help here...Does anyone know what causes a Win2K system to just freeze up all the time? Read my scenario for the possible causes and the possible causes I've already eliminated. I had a rock-solid DAW that I built myself and worked with for 6 months without any...

Do heatsink fans cause any appreciable amount of noise compare to power supply and case fans? I'm finally building my first PC for DAW use this afternoon, and this is the last bit of info I need before I start. I have 2 heatsinks and I am trying to decide which one to use with my AMD XP 1700...

I understand that combining a ATA-100 7200RPM hard drive on the same IDE controller as a CDRW burner slows the hard drive down to ATA-33. Is this a problem for people, performance-wise? I know the recommended config around here, for my setup, would probably be: Primary Master: OS/Program Hard...

First I want to Give Thanks on this day for all the great advice I've collected from this site, as I've researched how to build a PC and countless related topics, you've all been invaluable. Now, I've settled on my setup and was wondering if you'd double-check my specs and offer any advice...

This is not a simple "How do I add MIDI to my computer?" I've researched that on these forums, and now think I understand it, however I need to know which options work best....please read on. I am planning on a building a PC to be used for recording only, and want stability more than anything...