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In Reply to: RE: Using Explorer as cMP's music browser posted by Ryelands on January 30, 2011 at 01:15:58
Ok Dave very clear thanks but one more question what if I have just a 4 gig thumb drive plugged into a usb port, will this still work? I know that if I had a true ssd with an os partition and all it would be better yet but running music files off a thumb drive still sounds better than running from any of my 2.5" lap top drives. As a result I would like to do this then migrate to a true ssd drive.
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If I have just a 4 gig thumb drive plugged into a usb port, will this still work?
I can't think why not though IME writing to a thumb drive tends to be on the slow side. (That said, mine are both about five years old.)
Whatever, they should be fine for a trial. Obviously, you'll need to alter the batch file slightly.
HTH
Also where do you set your Power schemes to minimize drive power consumption? This a biggie because as Cics has taught us the less power consumption the more efficient that cmp^2 becomes.
I know Cics told us to set power schemes to always on.
Cics told us to set power schemes to always on.
His setup is different.
If you want to turn the conventional HDD off, you can do so in Display Properties > ScreenSaver > Power and set your drives to turn off in, say, 3 minutes.
If OTOH you don't want to turn the drives off, I'd have thought that that might make the exercise a tiny bit pointless.
As I saw it, the idea was to try using an SS storage medium only during playback. The snag, of course, is that these are typically too small for most music libraries. What I'm suggesting is a way round that problem, not a perfect solution but a solution nonetheless. Why not just try both options and let us know?
Whatever, I've just tried using a USB Memory Stick to hold the target data on the lines you suggest. I think you could well be right - it does seem to sound rather better. As feared, it's as slow as old boots at writing data though it reads fine.
Well worth persevering with for a bit longer though I fear an SSD is still a bit pricey for me at the moment.
Couple of strikeouts setting power options to shut down drives after 3 minutes hangs up the pc when I try to go to another drive. So I reset to Always On. When I tried the (lets call Dave way) and I click on Explore I get no data. Do I need to initialize Settings to include Process Explorer for Start up?
I reset to Always On.
Fair enough. The setting seems to work OK here - perhaps a BIOS/ACPI thing??
I click on Explore [and] get no data.
Remember this works only when using the cMP shell. You never get any data if you launch Explorer from cMP in XP Mode. If you haven't already done so, go to cMP Settings > select Start CMP > Restart and try again. See link.
If you have done that, restore the original .pth setting and confirm that Explorer works OK by itself. If not (unlikely), you need to fix that first. Easiest way would be to reinstall cMP.
If Explorer is OK, go back into XP Mode, copy any old data into the E:\Music (or whatever you called it) folder then test the Reset.bat file:
Start > Run > type Reset.bat & hit OK.
The data you copied should disappear and Explorer should start up. If not, you need to fix the batch file.
Do I need to initialize Settings to include Process Explorer for Start up?
No - Process Explorer is something else altogether.
Explorer was not ok : I got hung up in a different way...had to reboot. So I just uninstall old cmp and download cmp from cmp site and reinstall...just like a new cplay version?
Explorer was not ok
It really does sound from here as if you are running in XP Mode. Can you quickly double check that you're in cMP Mode and confirm??
just like a new cplay version?
Yes.
Feel free to use PM if you prefer - this might take a while . . .
I have to say that playing from a USB memory stick is sounding very good indeed - most grateful for the tip. The trouble is that it takes two minutes or more to copy over a CD but even then it's worth it for serious listening.
It's definitely worth your persisting and getting to try it.
I am definitely in cmp mode. This will take a while on my side too. I can't pm you from my side since I use gmail now (theobetley@gmail.com) and AA launches the windows email.
I reloaded cmp and I still cant open explore on top of the cmp screen. It justs dumps me out of cmp and I end up at what looks like my desktop but everything is hung up to the extent I have to reboot.
This is a great idea. Will try today and let you know how it works. Its still the wee hours of the morning here and
I have to wait until the better have wakes.
Edits: 01/30/11
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