SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

I just bought a SSD to install as my C drive in my Windows 10 computer. My data/audio drive is a 7,200 RPM drive, already in the computer. It just dawned on me to ask, will these two be compatible? Unfortunately, I can't supply a Sandra report because that computer is down at the moment while I do some other work on it. Thanks.

Re: SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

As long as they're formatted correctly there will be no issue running the two types of drives together. A lot of people run mixed-drive systems with ssd's and spinners. Check out my profile to see the system I run.

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No compatibility problems, but what kind of drive is the spinner? If it's a green or similar drive - powers down - not good. Best spinner: Western Digital Caviar Black with 64 mb cache.

I have 2 SSDs and a WD Black in my W10 Audio computer and 1 SSD and 2 WD Blacks in my Work computer.

Re: SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

You have exactly what make/model/spec SSD drive? Connected exactly how? Via SATA II? SATA III? PCIe 2? PCIe 3? Different types of SSDs have performance can vary by factors of several times. You may be better off running everything, including sessions, on that SSD drive if it is a super fast. PCIe/NVMe drive,

Re: SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

And large enough as you would need atleast 1TB to run PT/OS/Recording but the Sample Libraries might be best to run on any good second drive like a T5 SSD or if you cant afford a larger SSD a WD Caviar Black spinner in a USB3 case as the libraries usually take up lots of space on the drives and that space may be needed to use for recording instead :-)

Re: SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

... or I know maybe folks could actually just state clearly what they have and then requests for help would have a chance of getting get coherent useful suggestions....

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What's the fun there? Asking exact question is half the answer already.

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Calm down Darryl. The op isn't asking about performance per se but will drives of two completely different ways of operating work together in the same system. That's all. Sometimes people just ask simple questions without any further needs/wants. Sometimes they just have simple needs - not everybody is in this to work at a professional money-making level you know.

Re: SSD + 7,200 RPM drive
 

Thanks to each of you for your help, especially to musicman 691. You hit the nail on the head. Here's a link to the SSD I purchased as my program drive. https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/storage-ssd-mx500

The spinner is a WD. Specs per receipt from the computer's purchase in 2013 are as follows: 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive. It is NOT a green drive. (Sorry, I should have stated that in advance.) The system is Windows 10 version 1903. I'm running Pro Tools 12.5. CPU is an Intel 17-3770 (I think. I upgraded that from the original i5 and, as I stated, I cannot currently access that computer.) If I have to, I could buy a matching SSD for my data drive, but I'm an old guy living on social security, so I'd rather not spend the money. Know what I mean?

Will they work together? Perhaps the best way is for me to just try. Thanks again!

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Tell me about Social Security - both the wife and I have been on it for a few years now. So spending money is tight as I don't make a hell of a lot through the recording avenue. Oh I get the odd commission but that's it.

Back to the topic - those drives will work together just fine. Just make sure that they're formatted for regular Windows use. I wouldn't trust a new drive to be formatted the way you need it for Windows and it doesn't take long to format a drive.