protools and a slow hard drive?

[johng90]

i am trying to run Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 with the MBOX sound card. i have the program running fine and all bugs were worked out, but now when i have 3-4 tracks with plugins on i can not put another track or the computer says i have a DAE error (-9073) DAE can not get audio fast enough from the hard drive, hard drive may be too slow or fragmented. it goes on about firewire problems wich i have an internal drive so it is not that. and i have been told that because i just installed 10.4.1 then updated to 10.4.2 that defragmenting the HD is not the problem. so that leaves the speed. WHAT CAN I GET THAT WILL MAKE THE G4 WORK ? i have been told to put a new 7200 to 10k rpm drive in and that might do it and up the processor to something like a 1-1.5 ghz. but will this work or will i just get 1 or 2 more tracks in PT 6.9.2. do i need a new PC?

thanks, john
below is my system.

Mac OS X 10.4.2
Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,5
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 800 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.3.3f2
ATA Bus:
ST360021A:
Capacity: 57.27 GB
Model: ST360021A
Revision: 5.20
Serial Number: 3HR15YC9
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
nerv:
Capacity: 57.27 GB
Available: 42.47 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s5
Mount Point: /
Pro Tools LE 6.9.2

[Craig F]

As I read it you are trying to record to your system drive.

do not do this, add an other internal drive and/or get a firewire drive

[roberts]

Set your Buffer at 8 that will work abd I would want to have 2 GB of RAMwith 10.4.X.

[johng90]

i was going to get a new HD with a7200 + speed. when i talked with a mac rep he said i need a new ATA133 bus? does this make sence or can i just get the internal HD and plug it in?
thanks john

[auxsend1]

No, no, no. That guy doesn't know what he's talking about, or is just trying to sell you something. Just get a fast internal drive and you'll be fine. I think your computer's internal ATA controller (on the motherboard) only supports drives up to 120 GB though. You should double check that if you want to get something bigger.

You can always add a $40 PCI IDE controller card to add bigger drives.

In general, larger drives will be faster, but even a decent 120 GB drive hooked directly to your motherboard will give you plenty of throughput for 32 tracks in LE.

[johng90]

thats good to know 120 gb should be fine as long as i get a dvd burner to get rid of old projects. but as far as the other controler card is that an easy home instal? and one other post has said to push the ram to 2 gb. i can only go to 1.5 in this G4.

thanks john