[Duke Sweden]

“Also you can’t add a disk and make a RAID. When you are setting up a RAID it will erase all the disks. If you want to add or remove a disk from the RAID you need to copy all the files off the RAID before you make any changes.”

Thanks, Tero. I don’t know why that link didn’t come up when I was googling RAID’s. Two questions.

1. This is a new (refurbished) workstation. It has the Windows 7 installation files on the included HDD. It does come with a Windows 7 installation disk as well. Are you saying that the files on the HDD will get erased if I set the box up for a RAID before I install, and have to use the disks to install Windows 7?

2. Assuming all goes well, if I want to add a 3rd HDD later on, are you saying the procedure will erase everything on my other two HDD’s? I have to back up EVERYTHING on both existing drives? Including the OS?

Told ya I was a dummy.

[Duke Sweden]

Well, I got in touch with the original seller and re-ordered the original box I got before. He said he would make sure they don’t send me the same machine. Got it for the same price as well. Ripped open one of my no longer working computers and pulled out the HDD. It’s a Seagate 7200rpm 3.5″, etc. I don’t know if it’s the reason my old computer died or the mother board crapped out. I do know that I couldn’t re-install Windows using the HDD, the USB ports, or the DVD player, so if the HDD is good I’ll have two HDD’s.

Anyway, these are the specs, again. I know Joe thinks this is pretty good. Any other opinions? It comes Thursday.
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2x Intel Xeon X5570 2.96GHz 8MB Quad Core Processor

24GB DDR3 RAM (6x 4GB) (Total 12x DIMM Slots) (6x DIMM Slots for each Processor)

1x 2TB 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5″ HDD

HP Nvidia Quadro FX4800 1.5GB PCI-e Dual Display Port + 1 DVI Video Card

Internal DVD-Rom (Picture Shown with DVD-RW, Only DVD-Rom is Included)

Microsoft Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit MAR Installed. (No Media)

Now to figure out how to set up a RAID 😉

[Duke Sweden]

Yikes, what have I wrought! 😉

[Duke Sweden]

Hey, Jon. No, it’s not a marker. It sits right there next to the playback cursor, and if I contract the timeline it disappears at a certain point. Try it yourself if you have the time. Just expand the timeline in the Program panel and you’ll see it pop up at a certain point.

[Duke Sweden]

Oh, ok! I only recently started expanding the audio tracks to label them and adjust volume levels. That explains why I never had those files before. Thanks.

[Duke Sweden]

Thanks!

[Duke Sweden]

I made all the changes except ImporterMXF.ReadBlockSizeinKB. I didn’t have that in my list. Anyway, it made no difference. I guess I’ll just struggle along until I can get a more powerful box. Thanks again, Chris.

[Duke Sweden]

Yes, this time I see a list. I’ll make the changes you suggested and report back for the benefit of others.

I do want to upgrade but I received a financial setback on Friday when my lawnmower died ($300.00) and on the way home this state trooper pulled me over and gave my SON a ticket ($179.00) for not wearing a seatbelt! On a 2 lane 35 mph road where I was doing the limit! Grrrrrrr….

[Duke Sweden]

Hi Michele, I don’t know if this could be the problem, but I’ve read other posts where having two clips one above the other in the timeline will cause problems with certain effects/plugins. I see in the picture that is the case here. Have you maybe tried turning off the upper video track to see if the problem goes away?

[Duke Sweden]

Thanks, Chris, but it didn’t affect playback at all.