allocation unit size for capturing?

[xsbs52x]

im going to format one of my harddrives so i can use it as a capture drive. i was wondering what allocation unit size would be best for capturing. does it matter? im going to format to NTFS. i would think that the allocation unit size should be bigger so the hardrive doesnt need to change units as often... i mean im only going to store two or three files on there at a time at the most because they are going to be huge files. if anyone could tell me what i should use i would really appreciate it.

also, i was wondering if having my secondary harddrive on the same ide cable as my master would cause dropped frames.

thanks

[xsbs52x]

anyone??

[fmctm1sw]

The bigger the allocation unit, the faster the drive. BUT, it wastes more space.

[xsbs52x]

so your saying if i want to use it as a capture drive it is better to have bigger allocation units?

[fmctm1sw]

yes

[snowmoon]

Under XP you can only get access to the larger allocation sizes though the command line format command.

For a capture drive use one of the largest options you can get, but don't forget to de-frag or reformat on occasion to keep the transfer rate up.

[fmctm1sw]

Under XP you can only get access to the larger allocation sizes though the command line format command.

For a capture drive use one of the largest options you can get, but don't forget to de-frag or reformat on occasion to keep the transfer rate up.

Sound advice. I use to think defrag was overrated. After weeks of creating and deleting files, I started droppping frames. Lesson learned.

[xsbs52x]

in XP without using command line the biggest i can get is 4 kb. can you tell me what command i would need to use to format it to NTFS with a bigger allocation size or give me a web site that will tell me how to do it?

[snowmoon]

format /?

will give you a help page with all the information needed to hand yourself

[divx2vcd]

Hi. xsbs52x

Please Check This. Think On This. I think this is serious issue.


https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=167085


Just Think More or ask if please find right answer tell to microsoft and me.

Regards
Apurv Gupta.