1t Seagate As Boot Drive Or Audio Drive?, Drives for my 2.8 dual quad (January 08) Options

[SadPandas]

Hello friends... So, after being a total ass and using my system drive to record audio on for the last couple of months i have decided to get the most out of my machine and my recording process. Here is what i was thinking (and PLEASE tell me what your PERSONAL experience has been with your congfig):

I wanted to purchase a 1Tb seagate drive and use as my audio drive and keep the 300+ system drive in tact while dropping a 500 gig drive in the 3rd slot for samples while keeping my itunes and pictures on an external (FW800). Recently a suggested i make the 1Tb drive my boot drive, the 500 gb drive for my audio, and my 300 + for samples and pictures of brian eno, wait... what?

I know there are tons of options (and threads) regarding this very subject but, today, how are your machines working with your personal set ups whatever they may be.

Thank you so much for reading this novella, it is much appreciated.

Love,
SadPandas

This post has been edited by SadPandas: Tue 31 Mar 2009, 04:37

[SadPandas]

I recently changed the hd in my macbook, after a clean install of OSX I then just retored it from my time machine, it was pretty effortless, until I had to then scramble to find my boxes for logic and upgrades so I could re-auth them.

Both yours and ckb's workaround seem like a great idea but i think if i did a clean install leopard. logic and a couple other programs each directing them to the new drives upon installation it might clear out all the other programs i don't want to reinstall or use again as well as the junk files that came with them. Again, i think i might be over thinking this and wanting to over do it i mean how much 'crap' could have accumulated on this box since i got it? I know this can handle all of things i need it to do, in fact i bet i am using a quarter of the machine's capabilities but i still think i will use this as a workstation and my powerbook as my personal computer. The whole dedicated workstation seems a bit obsolete though considering how much more power we have now as apposed to when people were very against even hooking up a rig to the intrawebs.... Anyway, i am talking in circles and defeating my own arguments as to why i shouldn't use this little guy to it's full potential and just clone it using time machine and do the full restore... so, what have we learned? i am confused. that is what we have learned.....

Thanks to all for reading and replying... also, it seems this forum is pretty dead and that is kind of sad... don't ya think? I always found great information here on this forum and lots of really smart folks it is a bummer people seem to be posting less.... sigh*

Thanks again,
pandalicious