Chapter 1 Before You Start (Vs-880Ex Terminology); Saving And Managing Data; Managing Disk Contents (Partitioning) - Roland VS-880EX Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 Before You Start (VS-880EX Terminology)

This chapter explains basic concepts, internal struc-
ture, and basic operation that you will need to know in
order to operate the VS-880EX. Please read this chap-
ter thoroughly to gain a better understanding of the
VS-880EX.

Saving and Managing Data

Managing Disk Contents (Partitioning)

The VS-880EX saves all of the data such as — perfor-
mance data, mixing data, system data, etc. — on the
disk drive. Thus, it cannot operate without either hav-
ing an internal disk or being connected to a Zip drive
with a SCSI connector. Furthermore, the hard disk or
Zip drive used by the VS-880EX cannot be used by
another device.
The VS-880EX is able to manage which 500 MB or 1000
MB of disk space at once. If you use a disk drive with a
capacity that is larger than this, you will need to
divide it into two or more.
Each of these area is refered as the "partition." Up to 4
partitions can be created in one disk drive. For creat-
ing songs in a enough space, we recommend you to
set the partitions to 1000 MB.
Ex. 1: When the disk drive is 810 MB, and the parti-
tion size is 1000 MB.
Disk Drive
(810MB)
Partition
(810MB)
Ex. 2: When the disk drive is 1.4 GB, and the parti-
tion size is 1000 MB.
Disk Drive
(1.4GB)
Partition 0
(1000MB)
Partition 1
(400MB)
Ex. 3: When the disk drive is 2.1 GB, and the parti-
tion size is 500 MB.
Disk Drive
(2.1GB)
Partition 0
(500MB)
Partition 2
(500MB)
unusable
(100MB)
Ex. 4: When the disk drive is 2.1 GB, and the parti-
tion size is 1000 MB.
Disk Drive
(2.1GB)
Partition 0
(1000MB)
Partition 2
(100MB)
Each partition on the VS-880EX's disk drive is treated
as an independent drive, with each partition automati-
cally given a partition number (0–3). When a single
hard disk has multiple partitions, you can specify
which partition of which drive will be used. This disk
drive partition currently used is referred to as the cur-
rent drive.
Partition 1
(500MB)
Partition 3
(500MB)
Partition 1
(1000MB)
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