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| 17992 | 2001-09-02 03:38:00 | Thanks to the two guys who responded to my earlier post and made suggestions. Here's the oil: The slow computer (Celeron 700) has a Quantum Fireball CR13.0A 13GB Ultra ATA66, RPM 5400 as the C: drive. The quick computer (PIII 733)has a Seagate ST320413A 20GB HDD Ultra ATA/100, RPM 5400 The Celeron takes 36 minutes to do the same task that the PIII can complete in 12 minutes. I can't belive that such a massive speed differential could be due the the difference between a Celeron and a PIII. The U-ATA-66 vs U-ATA-100 might be another matter and I also don't know if the Celeron has an 80 wire or 40 wire drive cable which I read to be a requirement for optimum performance. If it is just the drive speed, the slow computer has a second hard drive (Quantum Fireball Lct20 10GB ATA100) which could be swapped over to provide faster access to the OS and programs. Where do I look to see if all settings are correct? The overall sluggishness still leaves me with a gut feeling that there is more to this than just CPU or drive specs. Any further ideas? Peter |
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| 17993 | 2001-09-02 04:27:00 | I remember hearing that an UATA100 5400rpm drive was faster than a UATA66 7200rpm drive, so the UATA could be making the difference, but I agree that there is probably something else, my guess would be software. You should have the faster HDD as you main drive anyway as it will be the one used the most. If the faster computer doesn't have a second HDD then you could try disconencting the second drive in the celeron system to see if its affecting it. |
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| 17994 | 2001-09-02 06:55:00 | B M The faster computer does have a second HDD, which is the identical unit to the C: drive on the Celeron. Do I understand you correctly that the 13GB UATA66 drive is actually 7200 RPM? All the info I could find about it said it was 'sub 7200' which I took to be a marketing euphenism for 5400 RPM!! I've read up all I can find about DMA and I'm going to compare the resource details in Device Manager for the two computers and see if there is any difference. Would an 80 lead cable make a significant difference if I find it is using a 40 lead? Thanks for all the help Peter |
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| 17995 | 2001-09-02 19:52:00 | The cable is important, must be 80 wire with ata. | Guest (0) | ||
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