juicerocks
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Hard drives How Many?
I'm new here and I'm sure this has been adressed.
Building my computer.
Hard Drives....How many 2 or 3.
1 Operating System
2 Data ? is that for the audio being recorded.
3 I'm guessing for samples like loops or something.
Clarification please.
Thanks
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daverich
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 10:07:02
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I use 3.
one for system, one for audio files and one for samples.
Kind regards
Dave Rich
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BillW
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 10:07:26
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I have 3:
60GB Windows
250GB audio
250GB loops/backups (SATA)
I ended up using the SATA drive for loops/backups because it's slower than my 250GB IDE. It probably shouldn't be, but whatever...
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ZenFly
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 10:53:28
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I have 3 120 gig IDE drives.
1 for programs
2 in a raid that is set up as a mirror.
the 2 raids are partitioned into 2 sections 1 for sonar audio, the other for samples loops, itunes, pics etc.
seems to work fine I have about 35% left on the audio drive so have to off load some old stuff soon!
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SteveJL
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 11:13:07
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I use 4 x 160gb.
IDE-0 = 2 x 40gb Partitions for OS (DAW and Gen. Use) and 80gb partition for "My Documents" folder
IDE-1 = 1 partition for "Sounds"
SATA-1 = Audio
SATA-2 = Backups
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ashrambler
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 11:28:20
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I use 3 physical drives.
1.) 120 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM for Windows XP system and apps (C: SYSTEM)
2.) 160 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM for Sonar data (D: DATA)
3.) 160 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM for Archive (Z: ARCHIVE BACKUP)
I use a program called Folder Clone that copies everything from the D to Z every hour or whatever you want to set it and essentially keeps my data in sync across 2 physical drives. I've recently added another PC to my home network that I will create another Folder Clone job that copies the D drive to it. Not a perfect backup solution but there's enough redundancy to feel reasonably secure. Unless, of course, if my place burns down I'm screwed.
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Billy Buck
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 12:16:08
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I have (3) internal IDE 7200RPM drives & (3) external IDE 7200RPM drives (using ADS firewire enclosures). Internal IDE: (1) 20GB (OS & programs) (1) 30GB (record drive for video avi, mov & mpg files ) (1) 40GB (divided into 2-20GB partitions for file storage) External IDE Firewire: (1) 120GB (divided into 3-30GB partitions for audio loops & sample libraries) (1) 20GB (record drive for audio wav files) (1) 100GB (backup drive, divided into 3-40GB partitions for OS, loops & samples backup) I just bought my 100GB backup drive (Maxtor) for $29.00 @ Micro Center after $40.00 rebate.  I even have a couple extra 20GB HD's, in my storage closet, just in case, of emergencies. You can never have too many hard drives available. 
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TwentyTimesSeven
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 12:30:21
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And of course the answer is: Two.
One for system.
One for your projects.
All other storage is USB offline.
Why:
1) Heat.
2) Noise.
3) Reliability.
20x7
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Hawky
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 12:52:09
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I have 3 drive:
Drive c: Win XP/ Sonar 5/ Picture Cache folder
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Hawky
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 12:55:10
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Sorry, Let me finish that post:
Drive C: Win XP, SONAR 5, Picture Cache folder
Drive D: Audio File Folder and all Bundles
External Drive: Backup for all Bundles
I also have Norton Ghost, when it works, to back up my C drive everytime I nmake a change.
Hawky
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AV_Matt
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RE: Hard drives How Many?
2005/12/11 14:20:45
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I use 2,
one for programs/windows
one for my audio files
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