The SSD up grade. (replacing the Harddrive)

[NewManSoon]

Not sure what is up with my VCI. I have gone through thread after thread to try and fix it. My left deck dose not respond. it will respond to pitch bend but then it freezes. I have adjusted the sensitivity settings, used different TSI files and installed loopB.

this has been goin on for over a year now and the only thing I can think of is. One send it to Techtools to have them look at it or re-flash the vci. I called techtools yesterday and they pretty much suggested the samething. I have one of the original VCI's and I upgraded the Firmware myself.

I would like faster comp and it seems like my comp should be sufficient but the hardware issue is killin me! Cant afford another controller and I really dont want one. Using the VCI at 60% and still rockin it...shit! this thing is a beast. I just want the full potential and dont no how to get there.

Re your left jog.. I had a problem with the right jog (sounds simular to your's) where the pitch bend would work , but when in scratch mode , it would barely respond to touch and when it did, it lagged and hesitated - basically it was useless.

Here is what i did to get it working 100%

-lubed the shaft (where the finger/touch sensor wire) makes contact with some Deoxit as well as lightly .. and i mean lightly , blew out anything that might have been on the optical reader / eye where the disc passes through. These two things seems to have did it.

Now , before doing that i was playing with the sensitivity pots in the back. I went from min to max in very small increments until I broke the pot.. whoops! I now have stronger onces installed.

Also, these are seriously SIMPLE inside .. swap things around such as optical reader .

That is my best advise.

[tomii]

Ill give that a shot! what kinda lube did you use? thanks.

So to get back on the thread topic.

What is the purpose of the SSD installation? Does it add to the processing power? Will it help the response when I have multiple controllers attached via USB? I know traktor doesnt take much to run but utilizing the Soundcard, two controllers and a 500GB external harddrive all connected via USB; does that pull away from the overall processing power? and will a SSD help that?

And with this comp being 5 years old along with it sounding really loud once i start the program. I know im doing something wrong. So what can I do to help this.

I read the streamlining your PC article, I have read over VCI left deck Issue threads. I have tried to implement some of the ideas into getting my hardware to run properly.

Cant afford a new comp or new controller. Nor do i want to replace the VCI. I love this controller. But man Im so tired of all the issues

thanks guys!!!

[viceversa]

The SSD just allows the computer as a whole to run more "snappy" and files which are stored on the SSD load up much faster than they would if they were on say your external. but it does not free up any processes and from what it looks like it will not fix or solve any of your problems you have been describing. Like others have said for a start I would move the music you plan on spinning with to the internal hard drive and forget about the SSD until you get the controller issues sorted out.

[rdej47]

How does one split The 2 drives? Obviously it's best to have your programs running on same drives the os and then all the big files on the big hd or ami wrong

[tomii]

The SSD just allows the computer as a whole to run more "snappy" and files which are stored on the SSD load up much faster than they would if they were on say your external. but it does not free up any processes and from what it looks like it will not fix or solve any of your problems you have been describing. Like others have said for a start I would move the music you plan on spinning with to the internal hard drive and forget about the SSD until you get the controller issues sorted out.

Good call Homie! LOL now if i can only get the issues fixed. You all have been a great help.

So quick question... do we still need to do serial to serial when flashing or is there another way? ie... serial to usb or serial to hdmi

[viceversa]

what do you mean split the 2 drives? if you have 2 objects then they are already split..in 2 lol and yes that is usually good practice to keep the OS and application installation files on one drive then all of your personal file on another. If you mean split 1 hard drive then that is accomplished by creating partitions on the drive where the OS will see it has 2 (or more) separate drives.

[Bassline Brine]

One thing to note, while Apple's still have the "lossy" SSD compatibility, Windows 7 doesn't have the loss after "so many read/writes" because it uses different storage tech. It's not a dealbreaker for this by any means, but it also means that potentially a windows SSD will be stronger, longer, than a Mac SSD.

[Nesquigs]

Not to hijack this thread, but has anyone done this in their macbooks? replaced the HD with an ssd and a bigger HD?

im really thinkin of going about it and didnt wanna start a new thread.... any info/advice relating to the article that was posted on the main page would be sweet.

[tekki]

One word of advice/warning regarding SSDs;

Please be aware that these babies have a limited writing-operations on them. Once you hit that, you will not be able to (over)write any longer.
This is one of the reasons why Solid State is not used, or should not be used, in professional environments.

[fullenglishpint]

youwhatnow tekki? can you elaborate or give a link?