Digidesign 2 Manual De Usuario

 

Using System Drives for Audio

 

Although Pro Tools will let you record to your 
system drive, this is generally not recom-
mended. Performance for recording and play-
back on system hard drives is worse than on 
non-system drives, resulting in lower track 
counts and fewer plug-ins.

You should record to system drives only when 
necessary—for example, if your computer sys-
tem has just one hard drive, or if your other 
hard drives are completely out of space.

 

Initializing and Defragmenting Drives

 

(Macintosh Only)

 

On the Macintosh, it is recommended that you 
start with a newly initialized audio drive. You 
should also periodically 

 

 your audio 

drive to ensure continued system performance.

If you are using a SCSI hard drive, you can use 
the 

 

software from ATTO (in-

cluded on the Pro Tools LE Installer CD) to ini-
tialize the drive. If you are using an ATA/IDE 
hard drive, use the 

 

 utility included 

with the Apple System software.

 

Formatting and Defragmenting Drives

 

(Windows Only)

 

In Windows, it is recommended that you start 
with a newly formatted audio drive; for opti-
mum performance, the drive should be format-
ted with the FAT32 or NTFS file system. You 
should also periodically 

 

 your audio 

drive to ensure continued system performance.

 

To format an audio drive:

 

1  

 

From the desktop, double-click My Computer.

 

2  

 

Right-click the hard drive you will use for au-

dio and choose Format.

 

3  

 

Make sure the Quick Format option is dese-

lected, click Start, and follow the on-screen in-
structions. 

 

4  

 

When formatting is complete, close the For-

mat window.

 

To defragment an audio drive:

 

1  

 

From the desktop, double-click My Computer.

 

2  

 

Right-click your audio hard drive and choose 

Properties.

 

3  

 

Click the Tools tab.

 

4  

 

Click Defragment Now and follow the 

on-screen instructions.

 

5  

 

When defragmenting is complete, close the 

Properties Control Panel.