Problem after installing an additional Hard Drive

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Bartman

Bartman

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Wondering if I might get some advice on what to do next?

Here's my situation:

I run Adobe Audition 1.5 on a Dell 2.66 P4, 512 RAM with an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card and Waves Platinum Bundle for effects processing.

I installed a 2nd hard drive on my PC Friday evening and am now experiencing choppy audio playback on multi-track sessions.

Prior to the installation of this 2nd hard drive, everything worked perfectly....often mixing 20-30 tracks, each sometimes having multiple effects. I "lock" tracks to prevent heavy processor taxation.

I installed the 2nd drive (160 gig Western Digital) so I could archive more individual track, mix and session data. I am concerned that I unintentionally changed some system or software settings in the install process which has created some type of conflict.

I'd greatly appreciate any advice that might point me in the right direction or help me directly resolve this issue.

Thanks much,

Bart
 
HI,
This may or may not matter...seems you already know what you have and how it should work......

is your new HD spinning at 7200?
or...are the two HDs spinning at diffewrent speeds?

just a thought....
 
Problem resolved!

Both HD's are 7200 rpm.

Problem resolved by connecting the HD's to dedicated IDE cables. Factory HD on its own cable and the new HD as a "master" on another IDE cable with the CD ROM as a "slave".

After going through numerous set-ups and getting massive amounts of helpful input from people on this forum I was able to resolve the problem. After doing all that, I decided to buy a $50 external Firewire device from Comp USA that converts the new (internal) HD to an external HD. In less than 5 minutes I was up and running perfectly and now have the added flexibility of portability.

Bart
 
I know it is solved, but very likely the original HD was set to CS (Cable Select). Came across a similar problem in another dell when installing a second cdrom.
 
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