On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:29:14 -0700, Kelby Fuchs wrote:

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>I am considering purchasing the DVraptor but find a few used DPS Spark
>boards on ebay much cheaper! ~$200
>
>While I realize DPS only lists SCSI HD's as being supported for the
>spark, will my HD work well enough for short 2 to 5 minute clips and be
>compatible for the Spark?
>If not, is this HD adequate for the DVraptor?
>
>I have allotted a 10 GB partition of the drive solely for Video.
>Thanks for your imput and advice.

Recent 5400rpm UDMA drives work fine with either
the Spark or Raptor Mini-DV cards, but I recommend
using dedicated video drives rather than partitioning
the program drive (doing this can work, but it may not
always be reliable - there can be dropped frames).