I would try an error check [detailed] on the new disk. Alternatively, make some very large files – doesn’t matter what they are – and fill it up. Se how it behaves. I does sound like hardware issues to me.
Thanks Colin. Disk check shows no problems. Read/Write operations seem to be fairly normal. I think I’ll get an extra 512 RAM and just use the hard disk as general back-up/storage.
Paul
That may not be quite as beneficial as it sounds. PS does need its disk space to function properly and the performance of that disk has a direct bearing on PS’s performance.
Colin,
Not sure where to go from here since Dell will blame Photoshop and Adobe would claim a problem with HW configs?
Paul
You are right. I acn see all the potential for this slipping down the crack in the middle.
Have you tried my earlier suggestion to stress-test the drive by filling it with large files?
did you add it as ide master or slave? ideally it should be master and set alone on it’s own channel (or on a chain with a drive of the same speed or faster). for example, setting it as slave on a chain where a slow cd-rw or dvd is master will definately slow the drive down.
Dave,
Haven’t tried it on its own channel. Jumpers on both drives are set to Cable Select at the moment with the spare drive in the Slave position.
I’ll try swapping it onto the other IDE channel and see if that helps
Thanks
Paul
Swapping to a separate channel has helped a lot. The next issue now will be to see if I can run the CD/DVD off the same channel as the HD. I need to do this as there are no spare IDE slots on the motherboard.
Thanks
Paul
The next issue now will be to see if I can run the CD/DVD off the same channel as the HD.
that’s gonna slow you down…