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> > Large block sizes are beneficial for audio only drives.
> 
Yes -- this is simply because the minimum amount of disk space that 
can be assigned to a file -- no matter how small -- is one block. 
This means you waste a lot of space on every small file on your 
system drive. Since Audio files are typically large anyway and 
performance is what is needed this disadvantage is unimportant on an 
audio drive.
> 
> Regards,
> Murray

Hi,
Great feedback from everyone, but could I get some clarification 
based on this (now cross-platform?) thread:

Based on this discussion, large block formatting is preferable for 
audio only drives. So, I should format to 32k or 64k?

The OS/programs drive should be as small block as possible. Or is it 
better to just use the default size? (I don't actually remember what 
that size is for NTFS)

Finally, will a raid 0 striping setup for audio drives help 
performance or cause potential problems? (drop outs, etc?)

(I'm running win2000, NTFS with late model IBM and Maxtor IDE 
drives.. my mobo has onboard raid, hence the question)

Thanks,
Ed