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**Neurojazz** · 23-05-2012, 20:26

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Originally Posted by waveform

But having your OS on the SSD would mean constant write access, especially if you haven't the page file disabled.

Very true - there's also a bunch of other settings to make when using them - prefetch etc...

Great performance, but to be used with great caution!

But, there are types of media being developed that will send this stuff the way of the dinosaurs soon

Bluebirdstudios · 29-05-2012, 22:01

Had my first hard drive failure today - whole album worth of audio on it. Always have 2 copies of running session so nothing lost just time in loading session up from external drives into internal drive.
Just for information - the drive was 14 months old. Also apple SMART diagnostics didn't see it coming either.
I always dump 3 year old drives out and up untill now that policy was working for me but hey hard drives can fail at anytime.

**Neurojazz** · 30-05-2012, 08:50

This is a bit of common sense advice also - Never buy the largest drives available as they more likely to develop faults, always buy older 'known' safe models.

And if Windows based and you lose a drive, hit google with searches for 'Master boot record' or MBR fix etc... Sometimes totally dead drives can be given life again.

SonasRec · 22-06-2012, 23:27

Interesting update to my system drive failure. I posted this thread originally because my system drive failed in my mac pro. Drive went blank, hard drive name reset, nothing on the drive.

Today I bought a sata dock for doing backups outside the computer. Popped in the failed hard drive and, up it came, working grand. What's that all about???

madtheory · 23-06-2012, 11:12

Clone that drive immediately before you start diagnosing an intermittent fault.

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Bluebirdstudios Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 176 Adverts \| Friends	Ye Jinxed me !! Had my first hard drive failure today - whole album worth of audio on it. Always have 2 copies of running session so nothing lost just time in loading session up from external drives into internal drive. Just for information - the drive was 14 months old. Also apple SMART diagnostics didn't see it coming either. I always dump 3 year old drives out and up untill now that policy was working for me but hey hard drives can fail at anytime.

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30-05-2012, 08:50	#33
Neurojazz Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Enniscorthy Posts: 1,639 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Dance Music Production, Music Production	This is a bit of common sense advice also - Never buy the largest drives available as they more likely to develop faults, always buy older 'known' safe models. And if Windows based and you lose a drive, hit google with searches for 'Master boot record' or MBR fix etc... Sometimes totally dead drives can be given life again.

22-06-2012, 23:27	#34
SonasRec Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 107 Adverts \| Friends	Interesting update to my system drive failure. I posted this thread originally because my system drive failed in my mac pro. Drive went blank, hard drive name reset, nothing on the drive. Today I bought a sata dock for doing backups outside the computer. Popped in the failed hard drive and, up it came, working grand. What's that all about???

23-06-2012, 11:12	#35
madtheory Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cork Posts: 1,869 Adverts \| Friends	Clone that drive immediately before you start diagnosing an intermittent fault.