Separate drive is also internal. when did one gig of ram get to be uder spec. Ive been running power tracks since versio 8. Wish I had half a gig back then (laugh). I use end it all to delete unnecessary backround activities. Any opinions on asio4all. Just a thought. I never have more than 8 tracks of digital audio. I do strictly mellow contemporary jazz with midi drums and keys. Not to much audio. More hardware effects than plugins. My current song for example only involves 2 plugins. No antivirus by the way my interrnet duties are all handled by another system. My Studio computer is not even conected.