new hard disk freezes when recording in Garageband or Logic

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new hard disk freezes when recording in Garageband or Logic

I've recently installed a 500GB hard disk, and filled up the RAM in my 2006 macbook pro.
now every time I record either in Garageband or Logic, it freezes after about 20 minutes.
this is irrespective of how many other applications are running, or how many tracks are recording.

this is the error code:
CoreAudio:
Disk is too slow. (write)
(-10002)

I've also tried running the disk utility, but no joy
can anyone help?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jul 20, 2009 6:52 AM

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a brody

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Jul 20, 2009 9:30 AM in response to rplimer

What RPM was the hard disk?

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Soft Reset

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Jul 20, 2009 11:01 AM in response to rplimer

Hi rplimer,

I did some digging on Google and I was able to find several threads/topics/discussions dealing with a similar error message. Consistently the answers were pointing to the HD's ability to keep up with the application's read/write needs to the HD and that upgrading to a 7200rpm drive would do the trick. The 500GB you installed, was a 5400rpm or 7200rpm drive?

Were you getting the error message with the old HD? What if you switch back to it, any change? Is there any performance issues outside of these applications?

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Jul 20, 2009 10:17 PM in response to a brody

hi there,
the drive is a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM,
I thought it was the latest greatest fastest around?

thanks

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rplimer Author

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Jul 20, 2009 10:19 PM in response to Soft Reset

hi there & thanks,
no I wasnt getting the error message with the old drive.
its a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS 500GB 7200 RPM,
you'd think it would be up to scratch?
could I have formatted it incorrectly?
the file system is Journaled HFS+

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Jul 21, 2009 1:47 AM in response to rplimer

Do you have Time Machine running?

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rplimer Author

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Jul 21, 2009 3:17 AM in response to DaddyPaycheck

yep, but I don't have a backup that goes as far back as my old hard drive,
why do you ask?

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Jul 21, 2009 6:08 AM in response to rplimer

Try shutting it off when you are in session.

If TM fires up and tries to do a backup all bets are off.

Is the TM volume by any chance on the same disk being used for scratch?

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