My SSD install

[PeterSt]

As I understand, no world record, but here is mine.

Btw Roy, maybe this message came through, maybe not, but the Galleries really should be on the OS disk.

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Yep,

C: drive!!
Never knew it had this function but now I do,
But works best on SSD.

I just set-up my music DB (last week),
And run into the problem of having lots of covers.

You ran into that problem ages ago, I guess!!

Nice future in combo with SSD, Peter!

Lightning speed covers, like that! 

[PeterSt]

Mwah, lightning speed ... I don't know. But twice as fast, yes.

[AUDIODIDAKT]

PS: Since you will be collecting the SSD, there's a fair chance you can trade for a bigger one on the spot. If needed. But I would call first (and start crying next to the good morning ).
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Maybe You are Right!!!

[Telstar]

One advice I have :
Besides antivirus software actually always slows down your PC to the point of it being useless - so better don't have anti-virus software for that reason - just have it at hand IN ADVANCE. I mean, nothing is worse than needing it at the moment you don't know what to choose, and you really have to buy this one, and that one and another one, just because most are a kind of hoaxes. I can tell you, you really don't want to buy that software when your browser doesn't allow for it anymore (because of that smart virus), and you really don't want to buy it, learning that it won't work in Safe Mode, which of course isn't in the small print. So :

When nothing is the matter and all is up and running, take the time to buy something which is really good, just lay it aside after that - ready to use when you need it.

Guys, this is not for you just using anti-virus software actively already. You are used to it, and to your satisfaction (I suppose). So this is for people like Dave, who just some day may get into deep sh*t, by own fault or not.

You are lucky there to not have thousands of viruses and trojans spread INTO your provider network like i do. i cannot connect for more than 5mins without high risk of getting some sh*t.

That is why i said to install the antivirus BEFORE going online for the very first time. Once i didnt and I had to format and reinstall the OS for how much screwed it got in about one hour or two.

Actually, i use only antivirus/firewall packages, not plain AV, that wouldnt cover the majority of the cr*p going around. Kaspersky and ESET are the only ones that I trust.

[Telstar]

As I understand, no world record, but here is mine.

Btw Roy, maybe this message came through, maybe not, but the Galleries really should be on the OS disk.

Hmm 10-20gb of galleries.
Are those compressed images or bitmap?

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Hey Telstar,

They are in .jpg
Why ?
Could it be smaller, then?

Or you are also thinking about 60 GB?

[AUDIODIDAKT]

By my mistake my 8G corsair DDR2 were not fully used by OS only 3G.
So went in all kind of memory problems.
In combo with XX and multitasking.
Solved
And music-DB is complete and gallery on C: drive now!
I can say it works like a charm now

Thnx People for helping out
And Peter Thank you for making this software
really THANK YOU !!

PS: I've set pagefile off (or so for as possible in vista) Multitasking like hell!!

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Hey,

Got Windows7 on the OCZ vertex 60GB
Shut down all unnessesary services
Tweaked vista to dead, Even the .bin file that andy74 made worked, thnx for that!
Shutdown several un-used ports, un-board soundcard and such.
Installed some other stuf and ofcourse XX.

Checked the DPC Latency Checker.
Oops, Lots of big red bursts.
Had to shutdown video-card driver.

Better now,  but still doing around 120-150, And It's noticeble in sound.
(in Vista x64 around 35-60)
But still some things are going on.

I think it's a lot faster (Try this week My Current Vista x64 OS on SSD)

SQ
Hmm, What can I say.
These are JUST FIRST impressions, lots a listening must be done first.
But I like the sound of it, But you must consider your current Q settings, just play around a little.
Now listening to Patricia Barber (4,0,0,0,0) kinda like it. It gives me a real Jazzy flavor (on vista on HDD it'was too much)

Overall:
Like the mids and mid-high range the most, gives a certain realism to it.
There is air in the room, gives it a little warmth.

More open soundstage, sounds are more in the room and esspecialy on the sides.
It's just opens up, Cleaner.

for now

roy

PS: Still no 24/96 (don't get it)
(But I think I will go back to Vista)

[PeterSt]

(But I think I will go back to Vista)

Why Roy ?

Maybe your soundcard contains explicit settings for different sample rates ? And because you let it fixed on 44.1 it won't go on others ?

[AUDIODIDAKT]

It works on XP so,
Why not on Vista or W7, But I will get answers ! And will get it fixed or even get another soundcard, for that matter!
(Didn't really dug in to the problem, for now)
But thats not the issue.
W7 is way too onstable, conflicts with geforce 9800 gtx.
DPC Latency Checker  running wild, little clicks and pops in high range barely noticible but they are there.
Now have a Clean install of  Vista on SSD and all running very smooth. (latency around 20 and stays there)

But overall SQ with Vista on SSD, I have my doubts, have to do more listening.
Sounds to clean to sterile. (would'nt run to store to get one,yet IMO)
Now I have to make a back-up of Vista and later play around with W7
Maybe some advise on making good back-ups, Back-ups that DO work, who has the answer! 

Btw Did you see the W7 snipping tool for cutting image directly from screen, Nice!

[PeterSt]

Maybe some advise on making good back-ups, Back-ups that DO work, who has the answer!

I think it was in this topic that someone said "long live the backup facility from Windows !", but the other day I tried it (for moving to my SSD), and couldn't find any means to perform the restore !

What I do : get the OS disk out, and mount it in another PC (not as the OS disk). There make a backup of it (I use Adonis), then restore to the new disk on either that PC or another.

An Image backup via Adonis on Vista itself from the live OS disk, does NOT work. Well, not for me. After the restore to the new disk Visa boots, but the desktop remains completely empty, and nothing can be done.

But overall SQ with Vista on SSD, I have my doubts, have to do more listening.
Sounds to clean to sterile.

Try to think the SSD emphasizes. So, what you hear is the emphazation of something which is not right in the first place. At least that is my experience.

It works on XP so,
Why not on Vista or W7, But I will get answers !

Do you use the latest drivers ? (I guess so). How officially Vista compatible are they ?

[AUDIODIDAKT]

QUOTE
Try to think the SSD emphasizes. So, what you hear is the emphazation of something which is not right in the first place. At least that is my experience.


I do hear you on that *<];-)
Just played, Patricia barber - Cafe blue MFSL - nr 2. Mourning Grace .
Couldn't do that last night, playing loud.
But the drums and beckens ,AmAzInG, that loud and still good sounding.
So what there REALLY is , thats what you get, whether you like it or not.

So Something like the De-emphazed CD's rearly ever used.

PS: Accuphase would be jealous, On this non-moving parts jukebox. Hahaha, So I've said it. 

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Just listened to Enigma - MCMXC a. D.
The sound supriced me !

All samples in the song have more depth, like there is more, Samples have smoother rol-off, or does this faster.
Details can be heard, for the first time.

Hmm

After weeks of computer work

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Ola,

SSD glitch ?
SSD says there is 30GB on there,
But only 18GB is (witch is still a lot)
Can't find any big files or hidden.
I think total memory counter (or something like that) works bad with vista.
Or in combo with TRIM.
This happened after I tried to make a gallery in xxhe

How big is a clean Vista install ?
Can't be 18GB either.
I can't remember I thought it was something around 11 GB

roy