I just installed Premiere 6.5 on a Dell laptop with a 40gig 5400 rpm drive,
and I have a firewire external 120 gig 7200rpm drive.

Of course, I am using the external for capture...but it occurred to
me...should I have installed the program itself on the faster drive to make
the program run faster?? Or..is there anything else I should do with my
drive configuration that will maximize program efficiency?

Thanks

"MNP" wrote ...
All application software (including Premiere) on the system drive (C
Separate drive EXCLUSIVELY for data files (video, audio, preview, etc.)

Reason: You don't want to be tying up the firewire link with
unnecessary software traffic. Keep it clear for content exclusively.
There is little/no practical correlation between Premiere performance
and system disk performance.