Adding a Second (or Third) Harddrive.

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justanotherjo

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I know that this information is being covered elsewhere, but I like to consolodate the information.

I currently have a Dell Dimesion 5150 w/ Pentium D, 2.8 GHz dual core processor, 3 GB of RAM, and one 250 GB Harddrive--a Samsung SP2504C as far as I can tell. I want to add a second harddrive. However, after reading the other thread, my head is spinning.

I was thinking of adding one the LaCie FireWire external drives. However, I'm now worried about transfer rates and latency issues. Are these pretty efficient? Would I notice a difference between it and an internal drive.

If I decide to go the internal route, does anyone have suggestions on which drive to get? I'm willing to pay a little more for quality. Adding a second internal drive seems to be a lot less expensive overall.

On the other hand, as was suggested in the other thread, should I get a small(ish) internal drive to store my active projects, and use an external drive for archive finished projects? Or, is backing up to DVD sufficient for archival purposes.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Joe.
 
I would take the path of least resistance and install an internall sata drive.
Seagate Barracudas are supposed to be the quietest. However my new 320GB barracuda is as loud as all bejesus (think big block hemi with open headers) compared to the older 120GB boys in my last machine
 
I have added both an internal 300Gb drive, and an external 300Gb drive. The internal was $69 at Staples, and the External was $129....it's usb2. I also have a 120GB that is inside the pc. All seem to work just fine, so look at cost, and whether you will ever wish an external drive so it's easy to haul around. Mine are all Maxtors, as that was wha they had.
 
Setup here- The OS drive and primary recording drives are both internal for least noise, and I have a pair of pull-out trays for backup and/or copy/archive/swapping. These drives stay cable select so the master/slave jumper thing doesn't bite me.
The extra drives could just as easily be external but if they're just backup, speed isn't an issue. (I can still track on any of them though.)

DVD's are cool too, however- having a b/u drive right there and active means I won't be tempted to not backup after every session. :rolleyes:
Wayne
 
I ended up getting a 250 Gb Glyph GT050. It works great, but for a supposedly quiet drive with a noiseless fan, it's really noisy. I currently have it sitting on my desktop, do you think racking it would make a differenc?
 
justanotherjo said:
I ended up getting a 250 Gb Glyph GT050. It works great, but for a supposedly quiet drive with a noiseless fan, it's really noisy. I currently have it sitting on my desktop, do you think racking it would make a differenc?
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It would probably make it worse since it would vibrate the enclosure it's attached to
 
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