Back to setting up my DAW and the setup issues are hounding me...again.
I'm planning on utilizing the sata controllers maybe in raid. If in an array I was thinking of two 60gb raid 0 with OS (1) and a small fixed virtual memory swapfile plus browser cache (2) and possibly a temp partition for the audio recording I'd be working on(3). Three partitions. I'm not certain if sharing the OS with the recording drive is a good idea if the OS drive will be accessed or used during recording and playback and taking some of the bandwidth from the audio drive Which I guess is one in the same using raid0 or is raid fast enough to make up for the time it takes for the read/write heads to move from the system area of the drive to where your audio files are kept. And how do you configure the swapfile?I'd then put a 120gb as a long term audio drive for completed recordings.
OR
Put the OS and swap file on a 60gb and the temp audio on another 60, no raid, then a 120 for long term audio?
If so, should I put the 60's on the ide or the sata controller, which is faster? And overall which would be the faster setup to decrease latency and record more tracks, raid or not?
Any ideas or opinions are welcome even if you never setup a DAW, even your gut feeling would be great.
Thanks
I've 2x60 maxtors 7200/8mb/133 and 2x120 barracudas 7200/8mb/100. I'm trying to stay off the pci bus as much as possible.
I'm planning on utilizing the sata controllers maybe in raid. If in an array I was thinking of two 60gb raid 0 with OS (1) and a small fixed virtual memory swapfile plus browser cache (2) and possibly a temp partition for the audio recording I'd be working on(3). Three partitions. I'm not certain if sharing the OS with the recording drive is a good idea if the OS drive will be accessed or used during recording and playback and taking some of the bandwidth from the audio drive Which I guess is one in the same using raid0 or is raid fast enough to make up for the time it takes for the read/write heads to move from the system area of the drive to where your audio files are kept. And how do you configure the swapfile?I'd then put a 120gb as a long term audio drive for completed recordings.
OR
Put the OS and swap file on a 60gb and the temp audio on another 60, no raid, then a 120 for long term audio?
If so, should I put the 60's on the ide or the sata controller, which is faster? And overall which would be the faster setup to decrease latency and record more tracks, raid or not?
Any ideas or opinions are welcome even if you never setup a DAW, even your gut feeling would be great.
Thanks
I've 2x60 maxtors 7200/8mb/133 and 2x120 barracudas 7200/8mb/100. I'm trying to stay off the pci bus as much as possible.