New Computer USB & USB2 Question

[Southsidemusic]

No no no ...

No 5400rpm drives ever in music.

You NEED a 7200rpm or SSD. The error messages will kill your workflow,
get the correct hard drive from the start.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Southsidemusic

No no no ...

No 5400rpm drives ever in music.

You NEED a 7200rpm or SSD. The error messages will kill your workflow,
get the correct hard drive from the start.

And no power saving so-called 'green' drives either. The only thing I would use that 5400 rpm drive for is a backup/clone of your operating system and NEVER for active use.

[aslamamin]

Thanks for all the advice guys. So he posted three links, I'm a bit confused , are the first two not the same thing, except one has 7 ports and is powered? :

this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker®-Uspe...n%3A1028263031

and this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inateck-Por...n%3A1028263031


"This one would be the best solution for your system but it costs more than the other two hubs.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elgato-Thun...nderbolt+2+hub"

So I will need a thunderbolt hub (which was the best solution) and an external harddrive, does anyone have links to the most cost effective ones?

Or would the USB 3.0 Hub be ok with an external hard drive, again if anyone knows links to the most cost effective ones, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks a lot

[Musicman1461]

has anyone used digi 03 board ? I have one and am hoping to use it with my
HP EliteBook 8570w quad-core Intel i7 processor 8 GB ram I was hoping it was
compatible and connect it with my 1394 to usb 3.0 port

[VRW]

Originally Posted by Musicman1461

has anyone used digi 03 board ? I have one and am hoping to use it with my
HP EliteBook 8570w quad-core Intel i7 processor 8 GB ram I was hoping it was
compatible and connect it with my 1394 to usb 3.0 port

At first you will have to get an adapter cable from FW400 4-pin to FW400 6-pin.
Something like that.
https://www.amazon.com/FYL-Firewire-...70_&dpSrc=srch

Then you will have to check the requirements for the exact version of Windows as
well as the suiting version of Pro Tools you will be using.
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...m-Requirements

You also might get the right 003 driver (9.0.6 for 003 console, 9.0.8 for 003 Rack).
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...02-003-Drivers

As you might have seen under PT12 requirements, you will have to upgrade your
memory to 16GB for PT12. 8GB Ram will not suffice for a fluently working PT12 system
at the end of the day.

And last but not least don't forget to use a 2nd separate, external drive for your Pro
Tools sessions and audio files. This one has to be a 7200rpm HDD at least and you will
have to connect it to your USB 3 port or daisy chain it with the 003 to your Firewire port.
No 5400rpm drives and no USB 2 connections for Pro Tools recording (either too slow).

Well, yeah, don't forget to set up all the OS optimizations for Pro Tools (whichever OS you
will be using finally).
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...oting/en367983

Under normal circumstances, given you get it all set up correctly, using all the right stuff
and gear, it should work.
However there will be no guarantee just because Pro Tools always has been a picky little bitch
as for processors, motherboards and other components.

You might give it a try though.

The best of success to you.

[VRW]

Originally Posted by Musicman1461

connect it with my 1394 to usb 3.0 port

No, you cannot connect the 003 to your USB 3 port. There's no way to connect Firewire gear to USB.
You only could connect the 003 to a Thunderbolt port via a Thunderbolt-to-Firewire converter but you
cannot get it to work on a USB port.