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#102141 - 28/06/2002 12:11 Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit?
cael
new poster

Registered: 26/06/2002
Posts: 13
Hi all... Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

I'm counting the days 'til my brand-new 20 GB rio car arrives in the mail. I've got a question, though:

I have a spare 12 GB IBM drive right here, ready to go -- should I install it immediately or should I wait a while?

I've read the Drive Upgrade faq ( http://www.riocar.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Drive_Upgrade&file=index ) and don't expect I'd have any trouble with the installation process. However, I don't yet have 20 GB worth of music and I'm a little wary of tearing apart a device before I've given it a chance to crap out on its own without any of my help.

I read that transferred music is written to that drive with the most free space, but that doesn't seem to help sway me one way or the other.

Veteran insight greatly appreciated.

Cael

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#102142 - 28/06/2002 12:23 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: cael]
Phoenix42
veteran

Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
my vote would be to wait as long as you possible can
wait till you've filled that 20gigs
wait till you have MP3s out your ears
and then wait some more

than and only then, go out and buy the biggest drive you can afford
I say this as I don't think the extra 12gigs is going to make that much of a differance, but an extra 40 or 60gig would

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#102143 - 28/06/2002 12:29 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: cael]
MisterBeefhead
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 161
Loc: Crete, Il USA
If you don't have 20 gig of music yet, then why rush the install? If I were you, I'd Ebay the 12 gig now, and down the road a bit when you need more room, buy a more serious drive, like a 40. The money you get for a 12 today will probably buy you a 40 in a year.
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#102144 - 28/06/2002 12:37 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: cael]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Although I agree with the "don't rush it" mentality mentioned by the others, I would like to point out that you might end up with one of the dodgy cables. If that's the case, you'll get a replacement and clearance from David to open the unit. At that point, I'd add the second drive just because I had the player open and I was already half way there.

And Welcome, by the way.
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#102145 - 28/06/2002 13:12 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: tfabris]
cael
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Registered: 26/06/2002
Posts: 13
Thanks, all, for your (ridiculously quick) responses.

I do think selling this drive and waiting 'til I've got a larger music collection is the way to go. Now all I need to do is find someone with a laptop so I can make certain this drive has already been wiped.

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#102146 - 28/06/2002 13:20 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: cael]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Always good to have a couple of these...
http://store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/44pinto40pin.html
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#102147 - 29/06/2002 11:20 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: robricc]
cael
new poster

Registered: 26/06/2002
Posts: 13
Ooh, I didn't even know laptop ide -> pc ide connectors existed. Thanks again.

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#102148 - 29/06/2002 13:59 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: cael]
andym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
I would wait, I got to the point where I had about 3MB left on the player and my stack of new CDs where at knee height before I upgraded. I took some piccies of the upgrade which are in the riocar.org picture gallery.

BTW <tony>Welcome to the forum!!!</tony>
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#102149 - 29/06/2002 18:20 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: robricc]
lockuplever
enthusiast

Registered: 30/01/2002
Posts: 264
Loc: Tucson, AZ
Is it possible to use these adaptors for a quicker download vs ethernet?
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#102150 - 29/06/2002 20:54 Re: Should I install another drive /right now/ or should I wait a bit? [Re: lockuplever]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
short answer: No, it is not possible.

long answer: With a large amount of hacking and software massaging, I suppose anything is possible, but it'd take longer than waiting on your download, and you'd have to remove the drive from the Empeg every time you wanted to use it and risk accidentally damaging the hardware.
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