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• Need help with my hard disk configuration

  Hi guys,.
  Ive read a lot about the best configuration of hard disk for my editing video pc... but I need some feedback. Here are my specs. Im running Windows 10 with this HD configuration. I use my system for Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, and After Effects.

  1 SDS drive 250 GB operating system, program files, swap file

  2 HDD (sata III) of disk 2 TB stockmedia / assets / my documents

  Disc 3 HARD drive (sata III) projects 2 TB

  4 drive HARD drive (sata III) 750Go export/renders, PP previews

  5 HARD drives (sata III) of disk cache AE, PP, scratchdisk photoshop, captured 750Go audio/video media cache

  
  

  If it would be really beneficial to my performance, I also have another HARD drive disc (sataIII) 2 TB which I could build in the case.

  It looks all right? Or you guys change anything? I have a RAID configuration, but what I understand... RAID 3 or 5 would have need of more disks (same size preferred) and preferably a hardware controller. But my budget will not allow this for now.

  Thanks in advance for your comments guys...

  You probably already read this, but if you do not page Tweakers: Disk Setup

  you drive configuration looks good, you can use the windows resources monitor to determine if the readers are struggling as well.

  If I had to change something, I would try 2x2tb raid 0 (disk 2 and 3) for media/assets/projects using mbd raid (if your mbd supports raid). I might even try to add the spare hard drive 2 TB, 3x2tb RAID 0 for performance even more. If 'my documents' is just random storage (not for your active video projects), you can move to another drive out of the raid, as the 4 drive or another room to spare. Since you already have these parts, raid can be a good way to boost performance for free. any raid can add some risks more data loss, so you just make sure that your backups stick to the currents. You can save a copy of the project first (just the file .prproj) in a few different places at the end of your editing sessions, or use auto-enregistre to another location, to avoid having to save as much.

  Moreover a unique fast sata ssd is comparable to 3 hard drives in raid, so you could look (s) ssd, sata for better cheaper and simpler vs an expensive hardware raid card. SATA ssd prices keep falling off and show no signs of slowing down, so if/when you get some later, they could be even more affordable.

• Hard disk Configuration question...

  Hello

  I just ordered a new Qosmio custom.  It has an i7 Processer 4700MQ and 16 GB DDR3L 1600 MHZ SDRAM.  The primary HD is an mSATA SSD 256GB.  The second and third HDs are the two 500 GB (7200 RPM, Serial ATA)

  I'm looking for the best configuration of the installation for the first Pro on hard disks for best results with respect to the speed and efficiency.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you for your consideration.  It is a big problem for me and I am in kind of uncharted waters with several hard drives.  It is a big step up.  (I'm not a professional.  It's all related hobby)

  It looks like a portable Setup loud enough!

  I suggest doing a RAID 0 the two HDS and most all the data files (media, projects, export) on the RAID. This should give you the best performance for your hardware.

  For files of zero and cache you can experiment with try them first on boot/OS/programs (SSD) drive vs RAID array 0.

  Good luck and please report your finds for your specific projects.

  Kind regards

  Jim

• Cannot remove HARD disk configuration PERC 6i with use of the SAS drives foreign. Existing data are not important. Scratch reloading to redeploy the server.

  Dell Poweredge 2950 III with serial number note from the Admin: have the label removed according to the TOU > receipt readers traded since an identical poweredge almost eliminated. In the configuration of the PERC controller 0 6i utility, disk groups show as foreigners. Messages following the procedure to import the configuration, then remove before was not effective. The prior configuration appears in the menu.

  I would like to simply clean configurations of VD for the readers and the controller. After it is deleted then next step is to set up a configuration I want. My new Setup is not relevant for this post. The goal and the only question is how to clear existing shared disk configurations.

  VD0 clear addition to figure 2 SAS PD/hard drives as virtual disk unique. RAID levels 0, status is offline, SMART status not = no error, County VD = 1, PD = 2 count, operation = none

  Is a similar to VD0 VD1

  other berries are currently empty.

  For initial troubleshooting I have removed all the HARD drive except a single disk on the server. This disc shows also as stranger.

  In the PERC 6i config utility:

  VD MGMT doesn't show CONTROLLER0 - no configuration is present. Choice of the F2 are Config. Foreign config based on availability. (Create new VD and manage preserved Cache are greyed out) Right pane of the screen indicates "foreign Config present, controller prop.: DG = 0, County VD count = 0, County of PD = 1".

  PD MGMT shows only the formatted Mo 139 K SAS single, foreign = State, SMART status not is no mistake, operation = none

  VIEW FOREIGNERS shows DG0 = foreign, Virtual disk 255 with DG count = 1. County of VD = 1, County of PD = 1

  I installed 3 of the disks individually rotating as a single HARD drive with similar results.

  WITH 2 HDD SAS installed only difference is VD Mgmt shows County DG = 0, County VD = 0, County of PD = 2.   View foreign shows VD255 prop: Raid 0, Raid = foreign status, size = na, operation = none. | Disk prop group. : VD Count = 1, County of PD = 2, Ded HS = 0 (because it does not exist).

  Thanks Chris. Problem is solved. I would like to Flash the firmware as precautionary measure? Still confused why initial in the VD Mgmt tab procedure has failed.

  All readers of Restore tab PD-ready state.

  -Dave

• After the hard disk configuration, system assigns an incorrect letter to the reader

  I've completely dumped my HDD and it washed.

  Configured the drive hard and re - format to NTFS with no partitions.

  I unplug everything not used during reinstallation except monitor, keyboard and mouse "Wired."

  Reinstalled XP from the disk.

  Guard system identifier 'E' like 'Local disk' or 'Hand' hard instead of using 'C '.

   

  I've "cleaned" my drive several times before but never this problem even without being able to correct a cleaning extra (s) until the disk correctly record labels.

   

  Why this time and what is the difficulty of obtaining the 'c' labeled as the 'Local' or 'hand drive '?

  Hello

  ·         You have several configured on the system start?

  This can happen if you have a multiboot system, or if there are multiple partitions on the disk.

  During the installation of XP, make sure that you select C: as the partition where you want to install the operating system. Then to comply once more he comply when it prompts you to install XP on the C: drive. Check whether the problem is resolved. I suggest you follow the steps mentioned in the article below.

  How to install or upgrade to Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/978307

• C220 M3 independent RAID / hard disk configuration

  Hi all

  We recently received a C220 1.5.3b M3 which will serve as a virtual machine for Cisco servers. I have difficulty getting the machine to detect the hard drive, which I added. It does even not show the hard drive in the boot option in the BIOs. I watched some of the related topic and found this: http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-com...

  The list of hard drives are given in table 11 of the document. At the end of the table, he States:

  Approved (1) the RAID Configurations on board, mezzanine cards and all RAID PCIe controllers

  If you have not selected the option upgrade integrated RAID (ROM5 or ROM55), a mezzanine card or a PCIe RAID controller on the internal disks (LSI MegaRAID 9271 - 8i or 9271CV-8i), you can select up to 4 drives SATA only which will be controlled with the only integrated SATA RAID controller.

  Otherwise, select up to eight SAS + SATA drives listed in table 11. You can mix SAS and SATA drives

  Does this mean C220 needs a RAID controller or a Mezzanine Card to detect a hard drive?

  Also, should we use hard drives in table 11?

  Thank you!

  Greetings.

  According the data sheet you have referenced, you may use any Sata disks listed with the controller on board.

  If you have the ROM5/ROM55 or LSI megaraid card, then you can use one of the disks SATA or SAS registered.

  If you bought the SAS drives, but strictly the sata controller integrated without the option ROM5/ROM55 chip, then do not see or be able to use the disks.

  If you use other readers what can be found on the data sheet, the system will not recognize the readers.

  If you have disks Sata and intend to use the built in software raid LSI, you will want to confirm that you have enabled the UCS ROM option (see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/C220/raid.html#80418

  Note that the embedded software raid controller is not supported in VMware.

  Thank you

  Kirk...

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/TD/docs/unified_computing/UCS/c/HW/C220/install/C220/RAID.html

• The hard disk configuration

  I am waiting for hard drive prices come back down, and in the meantime I am installing a hard drive for my new build system. I'm a newbie to video editing and will be editing 1080 p MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 (Canon Rebel t2i). I have 8 GB of ram.

  Here's what I have available, I think they should be in square brackets >:

  60GB SSD (Corsair Force 3) < OS/progs >

  500GB 7200 RPM external (but connected via esata) < media/data >

  300 GB drive at 5400 RPM laptop drive < work >

  250 GB drive at 5400 RPM laptop <? swap file? >

  What is the recommended configuration for this? (it's just to last me for about 6 months)

  Thanks in advance

  Mushkin 8 GB DDR3

  MSI N460GTX-M2D1GD5/OC2 GeForce GTX 460 1 GB

  Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 2.5 "SATA III SSD 60 GB

  Power PC and silent cooling, High Performance Mk II 750W 80PLUS Silver

  ASUS P8P67-M PRO LGA 1155

  Intel Core i5 - 2500K CPU (O.C.)
  

  Looks like you thought about her with the means at your disposal. Nothing wrong with this configuration and for your peace of mind, eSATA is as fast as the SATA.

• Best way to connect several hard disks

  HI - since getting my new Mac Pro, I worked with two hard drives of 12 to promised Pegasus 2 Raid-5.  They have been great.  But my video player started to get crazy and so I bought two backup drives WD - 8 to, one to save the key on each PP2 files.  Unfortunately, it was too late to save the video player, as one of the bays failed.  Because it's Raid-5 and with the amazing and patient Vincent promise eSupport, I replaced the failed drive Bay and am now waiting while he rebuilds (if all goes well, without any loss of data).  Then it will get saved.

  Until it became clear that a bad drive Bay was probably underlying computer freezing, loss of images in video playback, etc., I was wondering if there was some sort of best practices for fixing of external drives.  With Thunderbolt, you can chain; But what to what?  Is there a limit any?  Can I plug two disks promise, then the one closest to you on the computer?  Must the WDs be connected in the same way, each to each, and the other to the computer?  Should there be just a Garland of four disks?   ????   In the old days, you had to look at how much energy was used during the USB and Firewire connection, but the true even for love at first sight?

  Surely you'd be recognizing any indication on how best to connect several hard disks.

  Thank you!

  There are 3 unique bus in the Mac Pro black cylinder. Better reactivity is with your readers spread between three buses, keeping in mind that video display takes nearly half a ThunderBolt Bus itself.

  You can use USB-3 for your backup drives - just keep in mind, it is only a sufficient bandwidth behind the USB to operate a chain of reading and writing of full tilt. If you simultaneously use devices more than that, you can start to see some cuts of your maximum transfer rate.

• Pavilion p100dx: need to HARD disk for my pavilion p100dx configuration

  Hello team,

  Recently my hard drive of the laptop broke and now I need to replace my hard drive P100DX Pavilion.

  To do this, I want to know the configuration of HARD disk as

  1. 2.5 or 3.5
  2. What is SATA or SATA-no?
  3. SATA is compatible for it?
  4. What is the size of the HARD drive that needs to be? -height, length and width.
  5. Seagate HARD drive would be compatible.
  6. pointers for the HARD drive to buy.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  It's a laptop HP Pavilion 15-p100dx ?

  http://support.HP.com/au-en/document/c04463224

  If Yes, then

  1. it uses standard 2.5 "HDD.

  2. it is a SATA HDD,

  3 SATA III (or 3) and SATA II (or 2) is compatible.

  4. all standard HDD laptops would use the same width and length, thickness (hright) can be varry slightly, but your laptop supports 7 mm or 9.5 mm. Better use 9.5 mm because you don't need a frame fill to increase his height.

  5. Yes, HP doesn't produce HARD drives for laptops, it uses Seagate, Toshiba and a few other brands.

  6. you can buy in any computer store BestBuy or Amazon, Newegg...

  Kind regards.

• I recently bought a computer build-yourself. My question is what is the best way to mirror or save files on the two hard disks at the same time?

  Hello community,

  I recently bought a computer build-yourself.
  My question is what is the best way to mirror or save files on the two hard disks at the same time?
  I know there is a way in diskmgmt.msc, but I can't seem to make it work.
  Spec:
  Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
  8 GB ram ddr3
  2 x 1 TB hard drive

  On Saturday, 22 September 2012 00:53:18 + 0000, kevin.coe wrote:

  As I said, I think it's not only not a good idea, I think it's a very

  a poor man. Backup should be stored outside the computer content. Or
  use a service like Carbonite Online backup.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

  What is raid? A large number of people I know use raids.

  RAID 1 (mirroring) is not a backup solution. RAID 1 uses two or
  Several readers, each one duplicate of the other, to provide redundancy,
  no backup. It is used in situations (almost always inside)
  companies, not in homes) where any city cannot be tolerated.
  because the way it works is that if a disk fails the other takes
  more seamlessly.

  Although some people thing of RAID 1 as a backup technique, it is
  what it is, because it is subject to a simultaneous loss of the
  original and many of the main dangers facing the mirror
  your data - serious power, close to the lightning seeds, virus
  attacks, stolen computer, etc. Most companies that use RAID 1
  also have a solid plan of external backup in place.

  "Why the RAID is (usually) a Terrible idea".
  http://www.pugetsystems.com/articles?&ID=29
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Configure a raid with a single HDD on board more than 2 external HARD disk.

  Hello

  I run Win8 Pro 64 bit with Media Center, updated Win 7 Media Library on a 27-1007ev HP all in one desktop pc with a 500 MB HARD drive inside.

  I have 2 external hard drives - one is 1.5 TB used to store data such as pictures and videos etc. NAWL, the other is a 2 TB used as a backup device.

  I want to set up a Raid mirror on the PC's HARD disk to one of the sources, without having to do a reinstall if possible.

  I appreciate the external ability could be underutilized unless I upped the HARD internal disk capacity to match.

  Any advice warmly welcomed.

  Rob

  Hello

  The motherboard in your PC's bios for RAID support.  In addition, there are only two ports SATA; one for the HD and the other for the CD/DVD drive.

  You can use a function of storage W8.  Check out this video W8 storage space.  You cannot use the current drive although I got it to work a long time ago, but have not tried to do recently.

  Another possibility would be to try a software RAID using only two USB external drives. Other possible combinations, but none are going to be as robust as using the bios RAID supported feature.

• Windows Boot Manager, I want to change the Configuration of hard disk

  I have a computer with two former 500 GB Hard Drives.  The "Legacy" operating system is installed on the first physical hard disk in the system and Windows 7 is installed on the second physical hard disk, they are the identical WD drives.  I bought a new Seagate Barracuda 1000 GB drive, I want to use in place of the mark.

  So currently I have:

  SATA-0, score 0: Legacy 500 GB OS

  SATA-5, score 0: 500 GB Windows 7

  With the new player, I want to:

  SATA-0, score 0: Legacy 500 GB OS

  SATA-0, Partition 1: 500 GB Windows 7

  I have disk imaging software, able to copy both disks to the new partitions on the new disk.  What I want to know is how can ensure me that I continue to get the start menu to see the two operating systems.

  Of course, I will still have the old hard disks available, and I can always put them in.  It's just that the cloning process takes a long time, and I would like to have my procedure in advance.  The first time I have start the system with the 1 TB drive, it will not be a disk of 500 Go SATA-5, score 0: in the computer.  I don't know which files must be modified to search for Windows 7 in the new location.

  I shouldn't need to do a reinstall of windows.  I think I found the answer to what I was looking elsewhere.

  I remember that two years ago, when I set up the Dual boot system, I followed these instructions:

  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-Windows-7-XP.html

  When I did, I had a dual boot menu:

  -Old Version of Windows

  -Windows 7 Professional

  Of course I meant "Windows XP" rather than "earlier Version of Windows.  I searched and found that a tool exists to modify this menu.  I don't remember what they called the tool when I presented this request.  I was pretty sure that the tool would allow me to have the change of start menu where he sought the installation of Windows7.

  Today, I found the name of the tool, it is called BCDEDIT. EXE.  It allows you to safely edit the menu file, and startup locations resemble the old file boot.ini of Windows NT days.  Here's what the tool then generates on the command line.

  Windows Boot Manager
  --------------------
  identifier {bootmgr}
  Device partition = D:
  Description Windows Boot Manager
  settings regional en-US
  inherit {globalsettings}
  default {current}
  RESUMEOBJECT {a68ca6ef-27a1-11e3-bc5b-844b6ef301be}
  displayorder {ntldr}
  {current}
  toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
  timeout 8 / / used to be '30'

  Windows Legacy operating system loader
  ------------------------
  identifier {ntldr}
  Device partition = D:
  path \ntldr
  Description Windows XP / / used to be "Earlier Version of Windows"

  Windows boot loader
  -------------------
  identifier {current}
  Device partition = C:
  path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
  Description of Windows 7
  settings regional en-US
  inherit {bootloadersettings}
  recoverysequence {a68ca6f1-27a1-11e3-bc5b-844b6ef301be}
  recoveryenabled Yes
  OSDEVICE partition = C:
  SystemRoot \Windows
  RESUMEOBJECT {a68ca6ef-27a1-11e3-bc5b-844b6ef301be}
  NX OptIn

  I have foound good information about this tool on:

  http://www.nextofwindows.com/

• Best SSD &amp; HDD configuration environment iMac 2010

  I put my 2010 middle level 21.5 "iMac with a 1 TB Samsung Evo 850 SSD. I'll use the OWC data backup kit to replace the optical drive in the iMac with the SSD. To feel pretty comfortable with the facility itself after having looked through the iFixit guide and various You Tube videos. My issue is with how best to configure the installed SSD.

  I use mostly the iMac for Lightroom CC and I'm under El Capitan.

  My 1 TB HARD drive and is full of about 80%. I want to use the SSD as boot obviously drive and also use it for all my applications. I just want all my old music files and RAW files on the HARD drive that I don't need to access often. There are about 300 MB of old RAW files, I can move on the HARD drive, then once as it is setup, I hope that I'll have to say 500 MB on the SSD and 300 MB on the HARD disk. As my RAW files grow I still move the old files on the HARD drive to keep the SSD to become too full.

  I had planned to restore all my files for the SSD from a Time Machine backup and then format the HARD drive before joining former RAW HARD drive files. But:

  -which is the best way?

  There's an easy way to achieve the same goal without keeping all my cruft?

  -going to have my HARD drive plugged complicated issues when restoring to the SSD?

  -should I use carbon copy cone instead?

  Any advice or suggestions appreciated.

  How to use an SSD with your HARD drive If you want to use an SSD as boot with your existing HARD disk drive, as the disk 'data', here is what you can do. After installing the SSD, you need to partition and format the SSD using disc utility disc. Then install OS X on the SSD. Once installed OSX boot from SSD. Startup disk preferences to set up the SSD as the boot volume. Open the preferences users and groups. Click the lock and authenticate you. Or CTRL - RIGHT click on your username account list in the sidebar and select Advanced Options in the context menu. You will see a field called "Home dir: ' on the far right, you will see an Edit button. Click on it. In the file dialog box, navigate to the location in house now located on the HARD disk (disk HARD/users/user_name /.) Select the folder, click the Open button. Restart the computer, as shown. When the computer starts, it will now use the home located on the HARD drive folder. Another more technical method involving the Terminal and the alias is discussed in depth here: using OS X with a SSD and HDD - Matt Gemmell configuration. It's my preferred approach because I can choose which records of the House, I want to on the HARD drive and I don't want to. For example, I like to keep Documents and library files on the SSD because I frequently access their content. Make sure that you keep the bootable system entirely on your HARD drive where you need it.

  Note that if you open the computer Apple won't provide any additional support if you need it. Make sure that you don't damage anything. Learn how to do what you plan to do before you start. It's a bad idea to try to learn along the way. There are small tablecloths at the back of the monitor that must be removed in order to access the disk space. There is also a special thermal cable required. I suggest you visit OWC where provide it a kit to add another disk to an iMac.

  You cannot copy OS X of your HDD to the SSD while leaving everything else behind. After installing the SSD you partition delete it, then install Snow Leopard top of your OS X disk installer supplied with the computer. After that, you can go to El Capitan if you wish.

  Clean Install of Snow Leopard

  1. start the computer using the Snow Leopard installation disc or disc 1 that came

  with your computer.  Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.

  After the ring, press and hold the "C" key.  Release the button when you see

  a small gear appear under the dark gray Apple logo.

  2. once the load setup program select your language and click continue

  button. When the menu bar appears select utility drive in the Utilities menu.

  After loading disk utility, select entry Out-dented the SSD in the list on the left.

  Click the Partition tab in the main window of disk utility.  Set the number of

  partitions to one (1) from the Partitions of the dropdown menu, click on the Options button

  GUID, click OK, and then select define the Mac OS Extended format type

  (Journaled), then click on the apply button.

  3. once formatting is complete utility of disk and return to the installer.

  Proceed with the installation of OS X and follow the instructions included with the installation program.

  4. Once installation is complete your computer will restart in the Setup

  Assistant. After finishing Setup Wizard will complete the installation, after which

  you will use a new installation of Mac OS X.  You can now begin the process of updating

  at the opening of updated software and installing all recommend updates to bring your

  current installation.

  Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 v1.1 updated Combo.

• A HP dv9000 has an extra slot for a hard disk secondary? Thank you.

  A HP dv9000 has an extra slot for a hard disk secondary?  Thank you.

  Hello

  Yes. There can be no slot for a secondary hard drive.

  You will need to purchase a Kit secondary hard drive hardware HP p/n 448304-001 to keep the hard drive in place inside.

  Using SSD for a boot drive is a great idea. This is the configuration of the desktop that I use. Power a Windows login session takes about 15 seconds.

  Best greetings, erico

• Move the existing 5.5 ESXi installation of the HARD disk on USB.

  I need help on what would be the best approach to move my existing ESXi 5.5 install the HARD disk to the new USB.

  Then you tell your environment uses the local disk to your VM data store (s)? In addition, you want to move your partition ESXi to USB and recover the local disk space? I think if it was me, the the more safe thing to do would be to shut down the system, pull on the local drive on just enough to disable / he dethrone, insert the USB key and run ESXi installation. Then (after checking the boot order) reinstall the local disk and boot the system. Once the USB key version boots, make your configurations (DNS, NTP, license etc.) and add the data store (s) existing local drive. You can then add existing virtual machines via "navigation" of the data store (s).