"AN" <
AnimatioN@btopenworld.com> wrote:
I saw your posting on DV doctor on HDD forum...there are some letters on
the Desktop video forum about USB2...have you read them, Ned? Mostly about
problems experienced!
Thanks for the suggestion, I went back and ran a search on Desk Top Video
(I had done it on the Frives section and got nothing of use) and although
it turned up a number of references no-one was actually using USB2 drives
to capture to. Rather trying to connect their camera output to their computer
using USB1!
You say no room inside PC for an extra drive...does that mean physical room
or lack of connectors? If the former (and you will cringe at this idea
no doubt, how about strapping an extra internal HDD on the OUTSIDE of the
casing and run the cabling
thro a slot left if you leave the side casing cover slightly loose!!! As
long as your rich customers don't see it!
Nasty eh? Just a thought.
Albert...being thoughtful.
There is no physical room in the box, it is supposed to be the office computer
so was purchased with a mini tower but now has my old friend CineStream (the
world's best NLE software now remaindered at B&H New York for USD99) on it
as a back-up to the main FCP suite(or TCP as you prefer). The mini tower
has one PCI slot, now with the ADS Pyro card installed, so we don't even
have another PCI slot. I suppose we could replace the on board 80gb drive
but using an external USB2 seemed such a simple solution as we have a USB2
port. Another lesson learnt, get the full size tower with lots of slots and
bays!
In the meantime I have had a positive response on a US(A) site so we will
give it a try and report back. However, I do like your idea of leaving the
door of the tower open, the Albert Improved Cooling & Heat Elimination System,
ACHES for short.
Cringeing with thanks,
Ned Cordery