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| Re: formatting drive NTFS...what allocation size [message #77784 is a reply to message #77782] |
Tue, 02 January 2007 12:00   |
Robert Arsenault
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Registered: September 2006
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I know 64 was recommended for FAT32 but not sure for NTFS, I guess it would
be the same. Bigger the cluster size, more efficient the data transfer
,assuming large file sizes like audio.
Rob
"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@kc.rr.com> wrote in message news:459aafe5$1@linux...
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> I'm formatting a new 160 gig HD for audio. I'm using NTFS. What allocation
> unit size do I want...default, 16,32,64, etc,etc???
> I use to know this. Old age setting in, I guess.
> Rod
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| Re: formatting drive NTFS...what allocation size [message #77794 is a reply to message #77790] |
Tue, 02 January 2007 14:20 |
DJ
Messages: 1124
Registered: July 2005
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Is there a way to format with 256k clusters? Wouldn't that transfer audio
much faster??? Maybe if we could format with 1MB clusters we could transfer
data so fast we wouldn't have latency!!!!!!........yeah!!!!.....I need to
try this!!!!.....maybe 8MB clusters even!!!!
(oh wait, we were talking about a voice of reason.........I don't understand
why, but we were.)
;oD
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:459abdf4$1@linux...
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> My word, a voice of reason!
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> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>Hi Rod,
>>Leave it at default. It sets it according drive size. The old cluster
>>format thing was for fat32 under win98se. You will not get any
>>noticeable perform gain from any any setting other than the default.
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>>Chris
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>>Rod Lincoln wrote:
>>> I'm formatting a new 160 gig HD for audio. I'm using NTFS. What
>>> allocation
>>> unit size do I want...default, 16,32,64, etc,etc???
>>> I use to know this. Old age setting in, I guess.
>>> Rod
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>>
>>--
>>Chris Ludwig
>>
>>ADK Pro Audio
>>(859) 635-5762
>>www.adkproaudio.com
>>chrisl@adkproaudio.com
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| Re: formatting drive NTFS...what allocation size [message #77810 is a reply to message #77794] |
Tue, 02 January 2007 20:50 |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006
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lol
DJ wrote:
>Is there a way to format with 256k clusters? Wouldn't that transfer audio
>much faster??? Maybe if we could format with 1MB clusters we could transfer
>data so fast we wouldn't have latency!!!!!!........yeah!!!!.....I need to
>try this!!!!.....maybe 8MB clusters even!!!!
>
>(oh wait, we were talking about a voice of reason.........I don't understand
>why, but we were.)
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>;oD
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>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:459abdf4$1@linux...
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>>My word, a voice of reason!
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>>Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
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>>>Hi Rod,
>>>Leave it at default. It sets it according drive size. The old cluster
>>>format thing was for fat32 under win98se. You will not get any
>>>noticeable perform gain from any any setting other than the default.
>>>
>>>
>>>Chris
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>>>
>>>Rod Lincoln wrote:
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>>>>I'm formatting a new 160 gig HD for audio. I'm using NTFS. What
>>>>allocation
>>>>unit size do I want...default, 16,32,64, etc,etc???
>>>>I use to know this. Old age setting in, I guess.
>>>>Rod
>>>>
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Chris Ludwig
>>>
>>>ADK Pro Audio
>>>(859) 635-5762
>>>www.adkproaudio.com
>>>chrisl@adkproaudio.com
>>>
>>>
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Chris Ludwig
ADK
chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
(859) 635-5762
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