Computer Efficiency + External HD

[Nikos20]

Everytime I play music on my external HD and surf the net, I get skips here and there. Is there anyway I can organize my computer so that it does not skip when I play music? It usually takes a few seconds to retrieve a song on the drive as well.

Is there a way to use less resources somehow, and maximize my efficiency for each hard drive and its usage simultaneously.

Sorry if the post is confusing. But the bottom line is I want to know if there is a way I can listen to music on my external HD while also using my computer/internet -- without experiencing skips? (I suspect this also makes my access times slower for music on my external HD as well.)

Thanks

-Nikos

 

[CrispyFried]

How does the hd and internet connect? If both use usb that may be it.

We need more info.

 

[Nikos20]

No, the HD is connected to the computer via Firewire.

What other info do you need?

 

[Nikos20]

The Internet is simply via Cable Modem. The Speed is fast.

The idea is that I want to be able to multi-task, and also retrieve my wav files on my external HD quicker.

Is that an impossibility considering I only have 368MB of RAM and 1ghz of proccesor power (Pentium 3)?