Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jim. I went to Disk Management to do that and it doesn't show up. I'm going to try restarting everything but I've got too much going on right now with scanning and converting files. Tina On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Tina, > > I have added such drives to my Win XP machine, and I have to initialize > the drive and assign a drive letter. Maybe someone can advise whether or > not your system requires something similar, or whether it can just be > plugged in. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer Question > > > Thanks, Brian. I'll look into the Seagate drives. The little Samsung >> 256GB external SSD drive hooks up to the eSata port on my laptop and uses >> two USB cables for power. I had planned to put the LR catalog on it and >> use it for a scratch disk, but I can't get the computer to recognize that >> it is there. >> >> Tina >> >> >> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Brian Reid <reid at >> mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>* >> *wrote: >> >> In the world of speedup, nothing is faster than its slowest part. >>> SSD drives are very fast, but USB is very slow, and if you connect an SSD >>> drive with a USB cable you will have a hard time seeing a difference. >>> >>> I like the article to which Geoff referred you. >>> >>> I have a computer with 2 SSD internal drives and 2 mechanical internal >>> drives and I have had a very hard time getting applications to use the >>> SSD >>> drives to their advantage. Photoshop CS6, which is my primary tool, gets >>> it >>> right, but Lightroom isn't as willing to use some drive other than the >>> one >>> it wants to. >>> >>> I suspect that the Seagate hybrid drives would be best for speeding up a >>> laptop. >>> >>> http://www.seagate.com/****internal-hard-drives/laptop-**<http://www.seagate.com/**internal-hard-drives/laptop-**> >>> hard-drives/laptop-solid-****state-hybrid-drive/<http://** >>> www.seagate.com/internal-hard-**drives/laptop-hard-drives/** >>> laptop-solid-state-hybrid-**drive/<http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/laptop-hard-drives/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/> >>> > >>> >>> >>> They might even be better for my computer but I haven't had time to plan >>> a >>> migration to them. They are a nifty combination of SSD and mechanical >>> drives that do all of the speedup magic inside them. >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com