Appendix C. Hard Drive Configuration And Maintenance; Avoid Recording To The System Drive; Formatting An Audio Drive - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro Getting Started Manual

appendix c
Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance
It is recommended that you start with a newly
initialized audio drive. You should also periodi-
cally defragment your audio drive to ensure
continued system performance.
Always back up any important data on
your drive before initializing it, as it will
erase all data on the drive.
Avoid Recording to the
System Drive
Recording to your system drive is not recom-
mended. Recording and playback on a system
drive may result in lower track counts or fewer
plug-ins.

Formatting an Audio Drive

Formatting Windows Audio Drives
(Windows Only)
For optimum performance, audio drives should
be formatted as FAT32 or NTFS.
To format an audio drive:
Right-click My Computer and choose Man-
1
age.
Under Storage, choose Disk Management.
2
Disk Management window (Windows XP)
In the Disk Management window, right-click
3
the hard drive you will use for audio and choose
Format.
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