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    Hard Drive Score?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by mew1838, Jun 10, 2009.

  1. mew1838

    mew1838 Team Teal

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    I saw that we are supposed to get 5.9 of hard drive score for vista exp index but how come my p7805 only got a 5.7?

    I did hdtune test and found no errors.
     
    mew1838, Jun 10, 2009
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  2. ImportJunky

    ImportJunky Notebook Consultant

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    Mine came with...
    5.2
    5.9
    5.9
    5.9
    5.8

    Not really sure why it would differ
     
    ImportJunky, Jun 10, 2009
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  3. thegreatsquare

    thegreatsquare Notebook Deity

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    I got a 5.7 there too.
     
    thegreatsquare, Jun 10, 2009
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  4. Kamin_Majere

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    Do you really care what the worst benchmark in the history of benchmarks says about your hard drive.

    If you want just edit the WEI index to give yourself a 9.9 in everything. ;)
     
    Kamin_Majere, Jun 10, 2009
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  5. thegreatsquare

    thegreatsquare Notebook Deity

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    I started thinking the same thing just after I submitted my post.
     
    thegreatsquare, Jun 10, 2009
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  6. Eboogie

    Eboogie Notebook Enthusiast

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    i agree with Kamin, its just a number and you can edit it xD
     
    Eboogie, Jun 10, 2009
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  7. JohnWhoTwo

    JohnWhoTwo Notebook Deity

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    As I mentioned in another post,

    a lot of us got 5.7's on the HD WEI.

    Could be a slight difference between drives. We might be getting a 5.74, rounded down, and someone else gets a 5.75 which is rounded up.

    Dunno, but I agree, the difference is very minor.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Jun 10, 2009
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  8. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    my hard disk does 5.8, I think most with 5.9 have the Raid0 setup.
     
    TANWare, Jun 10, 2009
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  9. Jakamo5

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    That's correct, you get a score of 5.9 from having a raid0 setup. It will probably be slightly less if you do not have raid0, but in reality, will probably be more than fast enough for your needs.
     
    Jakamo5, Jun 10, 2009
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  10. CrackeRheaD

    CrackeRheaD Notebook Guru

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    I get a 5.2 CPU and 5.9 everything else. Just using stock HD and setup. Guess I got lucky and got a decent one.
     
    CrackeRheaD, Jun 11, 2009
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  11. chillerman625

    chillerman625 Notebook Consultant

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    My HDD used to be 5.8, but the constant 50 degrees Celsius temps must be wearing it down because it is now 5.7.
     
    chillerman625, Jun 12, 2009
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