Do virtual drives affect system performanc ... ... I have a virtual drive made by Alcohol 120%. Does the existence of this virtual drive create lower system per ...

crellion · 10-30-2004, 06:48 PM

I have a virtual drive made by Alcohol 120%. Does the existence of this virtual drive create lower system performance than without it?

ComputerGeek737 · 10-30-2004, 07:23 PM

In my experience no it does not hinder any system performance. ALso when you are using it cd load speeds are increased significantly. So no it does not hinder performance.

LurkingJayhawk · 10-30-2004, 08:11 PM

I've use the Alcohol Virtual drive for quite some time now, on my last two computers, I've really found no issues. I usually try to unmount the images when I am done using them, and I do know there are certain products that will not work if there is a virtual drive installed. It basically searches the PC for a virtual drive system, and will disable the software until it is removed. Personally, I've not encountered this problem, nor would I use a program with such a malicious form of copy protection. I figure if they want to punish innocent people because of the nature of the Legal software that their product finds on a system, they can do without my business.

bsmith · 10-31-2004, 11:24 AM

I use Nero's image drive and have never seen any issues of lower performance. As compgeek said I have seen performance increases by using images. Legal issues aside I prefer to use images, saves wear and tear on the actual media.

wbeck · 11-01-2004, 12:18 AM

unless you are trying to do two hd intensive projects at the same time, i would think.

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ComputerGeek737 Geek of Nature Join Date: May 2004 Location: A barren wasteland called Arizona Posts: 823 Credits: 63	In my experience no it does not hinder any system performance. ALso when you are using it cd load speeds are increased significantly. So no it does not hinder performance. __________________ Dell Inspiron 9100 15.4" WUXGA (Toshiba), 2.8GHz P4(Prescott) W/HT, 1GB Corsair XMS RAM, 60GB 7200RPM, 64MB MR9700, 1350 Dell Wireless, 1yr. Warr. + CC, 16Cell Spare Batt, $1812 3DMark05: 1,131 at 500/299 3DMark03: 3,880 at 500/299 3DMark01SE: 13,556 at 500/299 Aquamark3: 32,185 at 500/299 ={MK}= Visit our Teamspeak Server! MK-TS.GAME-SERVER.CC ={MK}=

10-31-2004, 11:24 AM	#4
bsmith Just a newb. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,492 Credits: 431	I use Nero's image drive and have never seen any issues of lower performance. As compgeek said I have seen performance increases by using images. Legal issues aside I prefer to use images, saves wear and tear on the actual media. __________________ Sager 5670 upgraded to 5690 3.06HT, 1G mem, 1x 100G & 1x 40G drives, UXGA LCD, XP Pro dual boot Gentoo 2005.0 from a stage 1, pure udev. I love this beast.

11-01-2004, 12:18 AM	#5
wbeck I am ganganork Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Tech Posts: 776 Credits: 62	unless you are trying to do two hd intensive projects at the same time, i would think. __________________ wbeck np4750 : Athlon64 3200+ : 2x512 DDR : 60gig 7200rpm : radeon 9700 : Current OSs XP, Ubuntu Edgy Current Games: WOW I love my lappy.

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10-30-2004, 08:11 PM	#3
LurkingJayhawk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,124 Credits: 211	I've use the Alcohol Virtual drive for quite some time now, on my last two computers, I've really found no issues. I usually try to unmount the images when I am done using them, and I do know there are certain products that will not work if there is a virtual drive installed. It basically searches the PC for a virtual drive system, and will disable the software until it is removed. Personally, I've not encountered this problem, nor would I use a program with such a malicious form of copy protection. I figure if they want to punish innocent people because of the nature of the Legal software that their product finds on a system, they can do without my business.

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