It is always best to record your audio on a drive that does not contain your operating system or other critical files. But an inSync reader inquires further:
“I have a G3 that came configured with two 4 gig internal Ultra Wide SCSI drives. They came setup with Conley Softraid software in a striped RAID where the computer sees the two drives as one. I use Opcode SV Pro 4.2 and a MOTU 2408 that I got from you (Ed- Good answer). I am breaking the rule of not using a drive other than the one with the operating system for my digital audio. My question is: Would I be better off reconfiguring the computer so it has two separate 4 gig Ultra Wide internal and use one for applications and the other for audio only? According to the measuring bars the computer hardly breaks a sweat when running audio with effects and plug-ins. I have a problem with SV pro dropping out of record intermittently with framing errors.”
While I can’t say your SV problem is definitely caused by your hard drive configuration I do think it would be wise to separate the two drives. These recording systems just brutally fragment drives in no time at all. You can get away with recording on your system drive for a while, but as far as I’m concerned it’s like a ticking bomb. The beauty of recording on a separate drive is that from time to time you can (and should) completely wipe and reformat the drive.
I say do it. You can always go back if you need to for some reason.