Hi everyone
I have had my new iMac i7 (2.93 gig ) with 4 megs of RAM for about a month. I opted for the 2TB drive upgrade but not any SSD options. I download a lot of .rar files and use MacPar to process them. My internal drive is half full and I back up (Time Machine) onto an external drive via FW800.
As with the iMac I replaced (24 2.4 gig ,Core 2 Duo, 4 megs of RAM), when Time Machine is running or downloads/uploads are in process, the iMac. MacPar almost always brings it to its knees. I have made sure that the directory is okay and I cleared the PRAM. Activity monitor shows MacPar at 100% when its running. And of course the disk activity is through the roof. Other .rar processing software has a similar effect.
After reading other posts in the forums sounds like moving the OS to an internal SSD would do the trick, but that I should leave the user accounts on the 2TB internal. Sound right?
Since its costly to go inside and doing it myself would void the warranty. Any advantage to a FW800 external with an OCZ 120 Gig SSD for the OS? If it makes more sense to go inside, I have a local authorized dealer that I have worked with in the past that may not charge as much as Apple, but I understand the SSD slot is tricky to get at.
Looking for advice on how to handle what appears to be too much read/write activity to the internal 2TB drive.
Thanks in advance
As with the iMac I replaced (24 2.4 gig ,Core 2 Duo, 4 megs of RAM), when Time Machine is running or downloads/uploads are in process, the iMac. MacPar almost always brings it to its knees. I have made sure that the directory is okay and I cleared the PRAM. Activity monitor shows MacPar at 100% when its running. And of course the disk activity is through the roof. Other .rar processing software has a similar effect.
After reading other posts in the forums sounds like moving the OS to an internal SSD would do the trick, but that I should leave the user accounts on the 2TB internal. Sound right?
Since its costly to go inside and doing it myself would void the warranty. Any advantage to a FW800 external with an OCZ 120 Gig SSD for the OS? If it makes more sense to go inside, I have a local authorized dealer that I have worked with in the past that may not charge as much as Apple, but I understand the SSD slot is tricky to get at.
Looking for advice on how to handle what appears to be too much read/write activity to the internal 2TB drive.
Thanks in advance