Best way to install audio, instruments and Logic?

Hi Can someone please tell me which is best?
Is it better for me to install Logic studio 8 onto my system drive and my logic songs, audio & virtual instruments onto the audio drive? Or is it best to install LP8 and audio plug-ins onto my audio drive?
This will be for a Mac Pro not a G5 machine.

Chance Harper wrote:
I realized I marked this question as answered but out of curiosity (or just plain stupidity) I would like to ask, why must I put the samples and loops on a third drive? Will this really improve performance?
It will not so much improve performance, as improve what your disks can handle. If you are working in a project that uses both Soft Samplers and Audio, one disk has to handle two tasks, reading/streaming samples and reading/streaming/recording audio. It differs per disk what it can handle, but you can see the benefits of having them separate. It also increases the lifespan of both disks.
And also can one use time capsule with an internal drive? (A fourth drive)
AFAIK, Yes.
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