.....the "Start Engine3 during conversion" parameter, which seemed the cause for reading from your external drive(s),
I have never said that. I have the impression that you made that suggestion so that i get rid of that hickups. I did not use that option because i sometimes mis the Title and first track information during unattended playback. Without that option i have the same external drive problems. I have the impression that the option reduces the hickups in the sound.
We forgot about one thing : This only works when playing from Galleries !!
... and this is what I did not do this time. Now, I bet you don't do as well, occasionally.
I can't follow you. Please can you give me a more clear explanation. I always play from the Gallary (internal drive)!
So, the data about the files is stored -locally !- in the Galleries.
...but after a play command and the option copy to....then all data and files are on the internal drive. What is the reason to read again from the external drive when you give a play after a pause command? I have the impression that after the pause command XX don't works correct. Reading several times the external drive during one track. (unattended / copy to ..drive)
Apart from the Pause thing, can we conclude and agree that it is solved now ?
The OS is now Windows 7 on SSD and i still hear sometimes external disc activities during playback.