Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, it often requires a restart of the computer to get recognition of the drive. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer Question > Thanks, Jim. I went to Disk Management to do that and it doesn't show up. > I'm going to try restarting everything but I've got too much going on > right now with scanning and converting files. > > Tina > > > On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Jim Nichols > <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> I have added such drives to my Win XP machine, and I have to initialize >> the drive and assign a drive letter. Maybe someone can advise whether or >> not your system requires something similar, or whether it can just be >> plugged in. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:54 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer Question >> >> >> Thanks, Brian. I'll look into the Seagate drives. The little Samsung >>> 256GB external SSD drive hooks up to the eSata port on my laptop and >>> uses >>> two USB cables for power. I had planned to put the LR catalog on it and >>> use it for a scratch disk, but I can't get the computer to recognize >>> that >>> it is there. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Brian Reid >>> <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>* >>> *wrote: >>> >>> In the world of speedup, nothing is faster than its slowest part. >>>> SSD drives are very fast, but USB is very slow, and if you connect an >>>> SSD >>>> drive with a USB cable you will have a hard time seeing a difference. >>>> >>>> I like the article to which Geoff referred you. >>>> >>>> I have a computer with 2 SSD internal drives and 2 mechanical internal >>>> drives and I have had a very hard time getting applications to use the >>>> SSD >>>> drives to their advantage. Photoshop CS6, which is my primary tool, >>>> gets >>>> it >>>> right, but Lightroom isn't as willing to use some drive other than the >>>> one >>>> it wants to. >>>> >>>> I suspect that the Seagate hybrid drives would be best for speeding up >>>> a >>>> laptop. >>>> >>>> http://www.seagate.com/****internal-hard-drives/laptop-**<http://www.seagate.com/**internal-hard-drives/laptop-**> >>>> hard-drives/laptop-solid-****state-hybrid-drive/<http://** >>>> www.seagate.com/internal-hard-**drives/laptop-hard-drives/** >>>> laptop-solid-state-hybrid-**drive/<http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/laptop-hard-drives/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> They might even be better for my computer but I haven't had time to >>>> plan >>>> a >>>> migration to them. They are a nifty combination of SSD and mechanical >>>> drives that do all of the speedup magic inside them. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> >>> more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >