[Fernando Park]

this method was taking FOREVER, so I youtubed on how to format my portable hard drive so that my PS3 can read it. downloaded a free software and got it formatted in less than a minute. if anybody wants the info, just let me know.

Thanks.

[Fernando Park]

actually, i THINK i figured it out. i went to control panel, administrative tool, computer management, and then disk management. deleted the volume, and then typed in format h:/fs:fat32. sure is taking forever though. thanks.

[Fernando Park]

John, how would I convert NTFS to FAT32?

[Fernando Park]

i think that’s just what dell would install if you ordered the desktop. i already purchased it and my friend told me it’ll be fine. so we’ll see how it goes.

[Fernando Park]

I just bought the Seagate 1.5TB hard drive and I just read this on my computer specs:

The XPS 410 supports up to two hard drives, each with up to 500GB space – a potential capacity of 1TB . And with Dell DataSafeTM and RAID 0 options, you can choose your storage to meet your needs, whether it’s for storing large quantities of files, backing up system information and files, or improving performance with data striping.

* Up to 1TB Multiple Serial ATA Hard Drives with both hard drives utilized.
* Up to 500GB with Dell DataSafe, exclusively offered by Dell – a safe and simple way to help protect your memories from damage due to accidents, system crashes and other disasters.
* Up to 500GB Single Serial ATA Hard Drive

My C:\ is a 250GB hard drive. Will I have a problem installing the 1.5TB since it says it supports up to 500GB per hard drive?

[Fernando Park]

Thanks Norman. You’ve been very helpful!

[Fernando Park]

I’m beginning to think if my .avi file that took 8 hours to render and compressing it to a final 6GB file size could’ve been faster to render and smaller in file size if I had rendered it to Sony AVC or MPEG…

you live and you learn. lol

[Fernando Park]

Thanks Norman.

I’m on a desktop, but I also have a laptop but do most of my editing on my desktop. There is an extra space for an internal hard drive. I’m looking to purchase one at newegg.com. Probably this one: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433

As for the two separate physical hard drives, it will only work in terms of “having more people help pack a moving van” when you have your video files in the hard drive with a lot of space right? In other words, say you have 2 internal hard drives, C:\ and D:\ let’s say. Your C:\ is almost filled to capacity, and your new D:\ has a terabyte of space. When you import your video files, they should be imported to your new D:\ and then open up that file with Vegas Pro. Then when you’re doing your edits and rendering, the D:\ will do most of the work putting less strain on your C:\.

Am I in the ball park here?

[Fernando Park]

nvm, I answered my questions. thanks!

[Fernando Park]

Thanks for your insight Norman. I am still confused on some parts, however.

1. Are you saying to switch over to Cineform Neoscene because it’ll be less strenuous on my computer?

2. I’m trying to better understand this whole hard drive concept. What do you mean by read-write head busy?

3. Why would I want to store my video files in D:\? Isn’t the D:\ just data? My D:\ is able to hold up to 10GB while the rest is in my C:\.

4. So you’re saying when I’m working on an HD video file, it’ll be working on the new additional internal HDD? Don’t I have to have that file in the new HDD to begin with in order for the C:\ to take a break?

Thanks again