The Logic Off Topic list

Adrian Gill wrote:
> 
> > I'm thinking of setting up dual booting on my pc but, won't win98 (my
> > OS) keep finding the hardware I don't want to install in my audio
> > boot. ie: network card, scanner, etc... Is there a program to turn
> > the plug and play detection off in win98? Like tweakui, msconfig, etc. ?
> 
>    Suggest you first boot up in safe mode and do a Registry clear out as
> suggested in the PC Notes, June issue, of Sound On Sound (SOS) magazine,
> currently online at -
> http://www.sospubs.co.uk/sos/jun00/articles/pcnotes.htm
> 
>    BTW, there's loads of stuff at the SOS site in the way of tips - PC,
> Mac and even Atari,  There might even be something there that answers
> your question directly so search their archives.
> 
>    What I've done to overcome the Plug and Play thing is to go into
> Control Panel/System/Device Manager. Select and Right click on the
> devices I want disabled, select properties and then 'disable...'. Reboot
> for settings to take effect.
>    This is how I've been doing it anyway. Maybe someone else has a
> more elegant solution.
> 

There is! You could've gone to the next tab(Hardware Profile?, I've got
a Dutch Win98), copied your original configuration, renamed it and then
disable the devices you don't want when using music apps. Then save that
configuration. When you boot, the system will ask you to choose a
configuration.

Other tip: once you've got the system that runs smooth, make a backup of
that system with Drive Image(product by Powerquest, at
www.powerquest.com). Drive Image costs not much and it can save you a
lot of time with reconfiguring your system.

>    Somethings, motherboard devices for instance, can be disabled in the
> Bios but this will affect all boot arrangements.
> 
>    What I'd like to know from Mac owners is why one never hears of
> dual booting being necessary for their platform - what is it about the
> Mac OS that bypasses the need for a clean partition for audio? Also, why
> is virtual memory discouraged for audio on the Mac but not on PC?

Virtual memory is also discouraged on PC. Once you are recording, you
don't want your root disk to start swapping. If you have a lot of RAM on
board, you can even disable all virtual memory. Macs need also more RAM,
compared to PCs, if you have noticed.
The thing with Macs is, most are used to develop Audio apps on. So the
developers dedicate more time to solving problems on a Mac than on a PC.
And there are some design/architecture things about Win9x(not PCs
themselves) that are less elegant. If you've seen a PC run on BeOS or
Linux, you wouldn't believe your eyes how fast a PC can be.
Greetings,
Yoonchi.