major crashes after new esata card, conflict?

[Hamish Boyd]

Thanks again all.
One more question,
Does amount of RAM have an influence on card performance?
I started with 3gigs. And have happily worked with that for the last couple of years but in trouble shooting this problem I boosted it to 7gigs to see if it would help. I have the option of taking it back.

I know I’m penny pinching here, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do…

So is there any reason in respect to the sata card that I should have more RAM? Maybe not 4gigs more, instead 2 gigs? or something?

The cost saving on the ram spent could help pay the card. Thats why I ask.
Of course more ram is desirable. Just wondering specifically if it plays a factor with an esata card.

thankyou.

[Luke Maslen]

Hi Hamish,

Apple recommend 4 GB of RAM for working with uncompressed HD in Final Cut Pro but you can use less for standard definition. The After Effects RAM preview obviously uses RAM so more RAM is always better. However I do not believe the amount of RAM would have any impact on the performance of your eSATA card, even though more RAM may help with the performance of your video applications. In other words, I do not believe you need more RAM to fix a problem with your eSATA card. It would be better simply to invest in a faster eSATA card as Bob suggested.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design

[Hamish Boyd]

oh absolutely, I’ll be getting a new esata card. No doubt about that.
just was interested to know whether extra ram would effect performance of any esata card you put in there.

Thank you! I’m off to get a new card. I will report in when I’m up an running again.

[Matt Mcgregor]

I’ve been having similar problems with FCP crashes and this thread has been a great help. I have a Biggest S2S 2.5 TB with that cheap card mentioned earlier.
I’m planning on getting the caldigit card unless… I’m wondering if I should just get rid of the RAID. Can I use an internal hard drive in my 8-core Mac Pro for FCP editing purposes. I’m editing in HDV.

[Matt Mcgregor]

I’ve been having similar problems with FCP crashes and this thread has been a great help. I have a Biggest S2S 2.5 TB with that cheap card mentioned earlier.
I’m planning on getting the caldigit card unless… I’m wondering if I should just get rid of the RAID. Can I use an internal hard drive in my 8-core Mac Pro for FCP editing purposes. I’m editing in HDV.