Help HARD DRIVE PROBLEM WHEN CAPTURING!!!

[RappWizard]

O.K. I installed a new 120 GB hard drive a couple of days ago as the slave drive (which I know was a mistake and I plan to re- configure the hard drives separately to different channels some time this week).
In the mean time I was testing the capture of some DV footage to the new hard drive through my Vegas Video editing program (which I highly recommend) and the video and sound are all choppy as heck.
I tried capturing back to the old hard drive and that worked fine. Anybody have any suggestions before I start losing it. Is it a hard drive issue or a settings on the capture issue. Any advice sure would be welcome.Thanks

[DRfrankenpimp]

is dma enabled? are you using the new ribbon that came with the drive? did you have software disc or floppy for the drive and use it?

[MOVIEGEEK]

Have you enabled DMA on your new HD ?

[RappWizard]

Hey, DR Pimp and Movie Geek, you guys RULE. That was the problem, I didn't have DMA enabled. Capturing fine now. Thanks again!!!!!

[DRfrankenpimp]

dats what im here for

[robcg]

i also purchased a 120 gig drive and also set it up as a slave - which i now know was a mistake. i already have around 10 gigs of video on this drive.

if i buy a controller card and set it up on its own channel, will my video still be there when i try to access it? it should be fine, right?

thanks!

robcg

[DRfrankenpimp]

yea,the controller card does not effect whats on the hardrive.it just gives you a extra way to add a harddrive.

[ranma_st]

Excuse me for my ignorance. But, Why is it a mistake to set up a new hard drive as a slave? I want to add a new one to my PC, but I did not know that.

THX

REY

[robcg]

from what i have researched, it's a good idea to set up your fastest drive as a master.

in my situation i have a 20gig 5200 RPM set up as a master and then i have a 100 gig 72000 with 8MB cache as a slave.

so i am assuming that because of this set up i am not getting optimal results because maybe it's only as fast as the slowest drive???

maybe i'm wrong but would appreciate if someone would clarify this for me.

thanks!

robcg

[MOVIEGEEK]

from what i have researched, it's a good idea to set up your fastest drive as a master.

in my situation i have a 20gig 5200 RPM set up as a master and then i have a 100 gig 72000 with 8MB cache as a slave.

Didn't you contradict yourself?Usually 7200rpm HDD are faster than 5200.
But if it works for you

[robcg]

don't understand your comment.

my point and question i am trying to make is that i have my slowest drive set up as my master and my fastest drive set up as a slave.

does this set up hinder the performance of my faster drive?

robert

[DRfrankenpimp]

they say when you have two harddrives of different speeds on one chain it will only run as fast as the slowest one,i have 5400 and 7200 i cant see any difference

[robcg]

that's why i'm considering buying a controller card and put my fast drive on it's own channel.

robert

[DRfrankenpimp]

I HAVE CONCIDERED DOING THE SAME THING...I HAVE A OLDER 550 AT COMPUTER BUT IT CAPS EXELLENT AND DONT DROP FRAMES. I USE THE MJPG CODEC. THIS 550 IS ONLY ATA33 MY MAIN DRIVE IS ATA1OO SO IF I DONT UPGRADE MOTHERBOARD TO GET ATA100 I WILL PROBABLY ADD CARD ALSO