> In message Conor Masterson writes >> I have a G4 tower with a 30G hard drive and an extra 120G as the second >> drive. >> >> I have tried to run my system from the 120G but it seems to be quicker if I >> operate from the 30G, (both with lots of space on the drives). > > Dear Connor > > I am not sure I have got this straight! Your OS is on your 30G drive > which you say is quicker than the slave which is a 120G, am I right so > far? YES - ITS PUZZLING BUT TRUE. WHEN I USE THE 120G AS THE START UP ITS NOT AS QUICK. > >> >> Is there any reason why I could not now replace the 30G with a 120G and have >> a fastere main hard drive? (I have a lacie 200G to back up on for reinstall >> etc) > > Now you have lost me with your reasoning when you say you want to put > the 120G in place of the 30G for speed...you have already told us that > you find the 30G is the faster of the two! ACTUALLY I'D LIKE TWO 120G DRIVES, WHAT I AM NERVOUS ABOUT IS TAMPERING WITH THE 30G WHICH WORKS WELL, HOWEVER HAVING A BIGGER DRIVE SHOULD SPEED THE SYSYTEM UP AS ITS ALWAYS QUICKER WHEN THE 30G IS HALF EMTY
> >> >> I just want to speed up the machine a little as well as getting more space >> on my 'master drive' > > Why not just clear out some stuff from the 30G master and dump it onto > the 120G slave. If you are after increased speed and do not have your > Photoshop scratch disk on the second (slave drive) then that's where > you should put it. THIS IS HOW I OPERATE BUT WHEN I AM WORKING ON A FEW PROJECTS AND HAVE THEM IN FOLDERS ON THE DESKTOP IT FILLS UP THE 30G A BIT MORE AND SLOWS DOWN THE MACHINE > > Sorry if I have not correctly understood you<G> NO - THANKS FOR THE ANSWER - I WILL LOOK AT SCRATCH DISK SETUP- ANOTHER QUESTION I AM NO EXPERT ON BUT DIMLY REMEMBER READING ABOUT IS WEATHER THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF ATTACHING THE HARD DRIVES, MAYBE THE 120G IS ATTACHED AS A SLAVE DRIVE SO THE MACHIONE DOESN�T LIKE TO WORK FROM IT? > > Cheers > > Richard PS I AM NEW TO THIS LIST, THANKS FOR THE HELP BUTS WHATS ALL THIS OFF LIST NON-SENSE? IRONICALLY I CAN'T OPEN THE GUIDELINES ON THE PRODIG.ORG PAGE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
