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    Boost HD Speed?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Drugs, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. Drugs

    Drugs Newbie

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    I read it has to be done in BIOS, can anyone tell me how to make it better on performance and be done safely?...

    And i am using Windows Vista 64bit.

    Thankyou in advance,

    -Drugs :eek:
     
    Drugs, Dec 10, 2007
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  2. txqzr4

    txqzr4 Notebook Consultant

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    I think whoever told you that is on them :eek:
     
    txqzr4, Dec 10, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Boost HD Speed? Buy a faster HD.
     
    Lithus, Dec 10, 2007
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  4. MrTRiX

    MrTRiX Notebook Consultant

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    You check the "Make HDD faster" option in the BIOS. :)

    Possibly you could try this Tip #2. And if you have a 5,400RPM drive you can go to a 7,200RPM or faster to help speed. Also bigger than 8MB cache drives such as 8MB or 16MB can help. Bigger cache and faster than 7,200RPM drives is assuming this isn't a laptop. If it is a laptop than Solid-state drive is possibility.
     
    MrTRiX, Dec 11, 2007
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Now, this does exist. In many new laptops, you can enable or disable harddrive acoustics. Essentially what this does, is supplies 4.5v of power to the harddrive instead of 5v. It runs the harddrive spindle at lower voltage and thus lower rpm. By disabling harddrive acoustics you can get slightly faster harddrive throughput because the drive would be running at normal speed. Also if you enable smart management you can view harddrive information.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 11, 2007
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  6. Drugs

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    Yes i have a dv9303tx HP Pavilion laptop and yes i have a 5,400RPM HD, so if i folow tip #2 it can go at the speed of 7,200RPM? =o
     
    Drugs, Dec 11, 2007
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  7. The Forerunner

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    No, probably not though you will see some improvement.
     
    The Forerunner, Dec 11, 2007
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  8. MrTRiX

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    Doesn't really work like that. Each tip has its own amount of performance increase but I can't say that it would give that kind of comparable increase.
     
    MrTRiX, Dec 11, 2007
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  9. Drugs

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    How much would it go up like 6,000+RPM?
     
    Drugs, Dec 11, 2007
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  10. The Forerunner

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    Huh? This isn't like a car engine. You will small see a small improvement. I don't know exact numbers.
     
    The Forerunner, Dec 11, 2007
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  11. scooberdoober

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    If your notebook has a SATA interface, then replacing the HD with a Hitachi 7k200 200 GB drive should give you a great performance increase.
     
    scooberdoober, Dec 11, 2007
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