Considering re-install of osx; trying to optimize powerbook for audio.
Hi, I'm new to logic and the forum and have a question for any of the logic users. Will running a custom install of osx maximize hard drive space and improve logic's performance. I use my computer for a few things: web browsing, word processing, itunes, and of course logic. I'd reallly like to get the most out of my machine, any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Yeah, be careful about deleting fonts. There are some fonts that are absolutely necessary for the system to function correctly. There was a recent article in MacWorld (check on-line) that detailed exactly which fonts are for what and which you can forgo.
But seriously, be careful. If you toast the wrong font, the whole system will not work. I'd recommend just unchecking the box for additional fonts and languages when you install the OS. You'd probably save a bit more room and memory by losing the few extraneous fonts, but it probably won't be a noticeable difference.
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major considerations.
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4x 500GB SATA drives from Western Digital for a total of 2TB eSATA disk space
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Before I get into the problem, how would YOU use this incredible amount of disk space, considering the goals I have? (video, media storage, backup).
Now, The problem
I've been disappointed with the speed of my system and suspect its my HD configuration. I have enough RAM right!?
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based on my performance observations, my setup above is just wrong, and I don't know where to turn for the best advice. Google is very poor at dealing with such complexity in search results. There are some video advice sites, but they only cover part of my problems. I have a few theories of how I should be using these drives
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A few points.
I have the dual processor G5, not the quad core. Purchased in Jan 2005.
My RAM pageouts are fine (didn't know what that was until you mentioned it)
Love the idea of moving COMMONS "outside the box"
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1. My Media Storage
++ the 4 eSATA drives (2.0TB raw)
I go with the badass steroid injected ATLAS volume striped across all four.
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2. My System Volume
++ the 250GB internal SATA
move COMMONS out
migrate system volume to this disk
better storage-to-free space ratio
3. My Scratch Disk
a) use the now-spare 160GB internal Maxtor (probably weak and slow)
b) get an external FW800 RAID disk from OWC
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/hard-drives/EliteAL/StripedRAID
I'd go with the 160GB or 320GB
4. Backup Plan - level 1 - local
++ use my spare external Maxtor 250GB FW drive
clone the system volume regularly
++ get an external FW drive (like the 1TB My Book Premium II from WD)
clone ATLAS_BADASS regularly
the WD is just $400
i know it's capacity is lower than my super striped RAID, but i don't know of any cheap way to clone ATLAS_BADASS to a 1.5TB drive
5. Backup Plan - level 2 - remote
pay for a Mozy storage account which has unlimited capacity
upload system and ATLAS_BADASS every few weeks
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Good point.
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