My SSD install

[Telstar]

just reading a post on other forum

Quote:
When a solid state drive is present, Windows 7 will disable disk defragmentation, Superfetch, ReadyBoost, as well as boot and application launch prefetching.

“These technologies were all designed to improve performance on traditional HDDs, where random read performance could easily be a major bottleneck,” explained Fortin.
One of the more notable advancements in Windows 7 is support for the Trim command.

I am lost for words that MS did something that smart.

Roy

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-solid-state-drives-ssd,7717.html#xtor=RSS-181

Yes, but dunno if the RC has this feature already.
W7 will be the first SSD optimized OS. Especially "trim" is very important to avoid degradation.

[Telstar]

Even on other OS its using a special 1TB HDD for saving my downloads
That means 3 partions Incoming, outgoing, finished

But if you dont move the temporary folders it will try to download first on the OS drive.
Got it now?

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Yes, I guess

But the W7 RC OS is only for audio playback ussage.

I use Emule for DL,
I don't think it puts anything on C: drive

[PeterSt]

So ...we don't think you got it yet.

Keep in mind though : a torrent might indeed "copy" directly (otherwise how to seed), but a normal download (like rightclick - Save) will not. So, you might say "Save to G:" etc. but first it will go to a temporary file on C:. When all is there, the OS copies from that temporay location to G:.

But as you said, this PC is for audio.
Btw, you also said "I have one PC only" (well, similar).

[AUDIODIDAKT]

There will be no torrent or something else on W7 OS
Only audio PLAYBACK.
For other usage like, Hmm everthing else.
Using my other OS that is on a spinning HDD

Sorry, if I don´t get it,
I´m also here to learn from you guys.
Setting up my first real PC just a half year a go, so!

Everything stays the same in my one and only PC, just gets a new OS for just playback.
as in double OS

Thnx

[SeVeReD]

is my rule of thumb if I'm not using it.  My machine is dedicated to Peter's XXHighEnd.
First: I followed Peter's guide.
Second: I went to BlackViper site and shut down a couple more things, (no memory for what I did...and it wasn't much since Peter hit the big things).
Third: I went into the bios and shut down everything I could that I don't use, such as/especially USB.  Took the power/sata off my DVD drive, (I don't rip with XXHE computer).
Forth: I disable/enable ethernet as needed.  Along with shutting down/muting everything I can in the Fireface software (Settings & Mixer), I also exit out of the two FireFace programs that are started (Settings & Mixer), (think I heard a difference here Peter bleh).  I disabled all other audio things the FF loads in audio properties that aren't used.

(no I've never tried to listen to all changes if there's a difference... I just do this stuff having learned that even if I can't hear it, things add up; but one thing that I've never had is any major problems running XXHE)

I don't run any Antivirus software.  (Never have on any of my computers.  On my home computers [gaming rig, browsing rig, daughter's rig] I just manually check for viruses using SuperAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, combofix, regsupreme, or an online site called Trend Micro HouseCall.)  I've never gotten a vicious virus, but I don't pirate online much.

The music computer is too new to think about doing this, but every now and then I format my drives and reinstall the OS...heh, so ya, important stuff is always backed up.  I probably won't reinstall until I'm ready to try W7.

[SeVeReD]

I just checked my SSD (it's the 128 GB size).  I have just over 40 GBs on it now.  If you read above, I basically only run XXHE.  Here's where it gets big.  My Gallery size is up to almost 20GB .... and I haven't even organized everything onto galleries yet.  I imagine that when I do that this summer, the gallery folder on the SSD could easily top 40GB ... hehe have a lot of music.  Remember, these aren't the actual music wav files, those are on external HDDs using FW, but I guess the picture files and such that Peter loads into the galleries can start taking up space if you have a lot of music.

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Yeh,

Something like that,
except the bios settings in my case isn't do-able.(2xOS)

then

[AUDIODIDAKT]

How to set those galleries on main drive then, with special software or what?
It's indeed a smart thing to do.
I looked at my total size of images it takes up 25 GB.

So maybe I do need a 60 GB SSD,

[SeVeReD]

How to set those galleries on main drive then, with special software or what?
It's indeed a smart thing to do.
I looked at my total size of images it takes up 25 GB.

So maybe I do need a 60 GB SSD,

Within XXHE > Settings Tab > Music Root ... this is where you tell XXHE where your gallery is.  One of the reasons I bought an SSD drive is because I wanted my gallery browsing to speed up (so gallery folder needs to be on SSD) ... it did, and I got the bonus of better SQ.

[AUDIODIDAKT]

I'm sorry but don't get that,

pics are now in folders together with flac,
how to get pics in a certain gallery folder on main drive??

[SeVeReD]

I'm sorry but don't get that,

pics are now in folders together with flac,
how to get pics in a certain gallery folder on main drive??

You probably need to read about how to set up a gallery ... (somewhere on this site; I'll link later if I have the time to search).  Real basic, (but you'll want to think about what categories or however you want it organized)... you go to Library tab, right click on your selection and you'll see a send to gallery selection.... you'll really need to read more than this if you don't have stuff set up yet.  Once you understand it will be easy... hehe but this is what I tell my 1st graders as a teacher... everythings easy once you understand it.

[AUDIODIDAKT]

Yes, thnx didn't see that,
but thats very nice,

Because pics were slowing me down!

Thnx SeVeReD for reporting this on time!

Checking it out now !

And get a 60 GB SSD then

[AUDIODIDAKT]

thx done,

13 GB of gallery space total.

roy

[PeterSt]

Hiya Dave,

I thought I was the only one on the globe not to have any anti-virus stuff on my PC's wherever. Nice to meet someone else who thinks he has everything under control himself.

I must honestly tell though that in two occasions things went wrong afterall;
One was at work, lending my PC to a collegue in order to arrange for some things on my PC I thought he was better at (he was, but needed a virus to get there ) and the other occasion, only two weeks after that, was my wife DLing an audiobook for the DSLight, saying to herself "hey ! that is an .exe ?!?" and click it. In the latter case I could save the PC after a good night till 5am or so with some good whiskey, but in the first case I had to give up after some 4 days of trying to recover.

So yes, I'm in the leage of those who think they can see it happen before it really does. But sometimes things are not really under your own control.

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.

2c after one challenging night and a real bad week (no whiskey at work )