Slow Harddrive

AndrewPMS1234 · 01-10-2006, 03:20 AM

Hello

I have a western digital 74 gig that spins at 10,000 rpm, and also have a samsung 160 gig that spins at 7200 rpm, my question is why is my samsung hard disk 4 times faster than the western digital, i ran a bench mark on both drives, here are the results.

Western digital

Drive Index = 46

Buff Read = 29 meg/sec
Seq Read = 45 meg/sec
Ran Read = 33 meg/sec
Buff Write = 41 meg/sec
Seq Write = 25 meg/sec
Ran Write = 22 meg/sec

Average Access Time = 13 ms

Samsung 160 gig

Drive Index = 62

Buff Read = 133 meg/sec
Seq Read = 72 meg/sec
Ran Read = 47 meg/sec
Buff Write = 129 meg/sec
Seq Write = 69 meg/sec
Ran Write = 45 meg/sec

Average Access Time = 10 ms

Ok, now on the western digital hard disk it should have an access time of 4ms or round that figure, that value is way out, i paid a lot of money for that hard disk and it does not work as they claim it should, i have been cheated again. Also this is some other information you will need to know.

MainBoard = ASUS P4P 800 VM
Windows XP is installed on the western digital, and there is 44 gig free at the moment
I store my music and games on the samsung, i am using about 52 gig at moment, i have over 100 games installed as well.
Processer = Intel Pentium, 2.4 Ghz, FSB 800 Mhz, memory is 2016 meg, runing at 400 Mhz.
CDROM = ASUS, DRW-1608P2

Regards

Andrew

Choupolo · 01-14-2006, 07:44 PM

Hey Andrew,

I dont have a WD drive or anything so sry I cant help much, but perhaps its a mobo driver issue? Have you tried updating the bios?

Maybe google (or someone else) will have more answers... :bucky!:

Talidan666 · 01-15-2006, 06:19 AM

Is that the Raptor that you are having problems with?

mendel · 01-15-2006, 11:29 AM

defrag? :P

01-15-2006, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Talidan666@Jan 15 2006, 07:19 AM
Is that the Raptor that you are having problems with?

Must be a raptor yeah.

It could be the IDE/ SATA cable plugged into your HDD to Motherboard, its something worth checking.

The drive could also be faulty, you should not be getting transfer speeds like that. I'd suggest contacting Western Digital and asking for their advice. In my opinion I think your HD might be fornicateed.

Magus · 01-19-2006, 09:19 PM

go to the bios and set it up good

Talidan666 · 01-26-2006, 06:16 PM

Check your cables. Maybe they are backwards or something lol. Go into your control panel / system / hardware / device manager / IDE ATA ATAPI and check the properties, and see which mode the drive is set at. I had a problem with one of my drives running in udma66, but it supported ultra dma 133. Took some fiddling with the cables, put my cdroms and such on a seperate channel and whallah.

markkleb · 02-24-2006, 06:33 AM

This may sound dumb but check to be sure its a 80 pin ide cable.
One of my customers used a 40 pin and it made his comp slow!

I use 2 raptors in raid 0 , THEY ROCK!!

GT@Ultra · 03-24-2006, 12:31 PM

Replace the sata cable for a new 1

If the cable is breached inside or damaged or curved it can cause severe dataloss and speedloss!

Hope helped ya out

01-10-2006, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
AndrewPMS1234 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 27 Hellbux: 941	Hello I have a western digital 74 gig that spins at 10,000 rpm, and also have a samsung 160 gig that spins at 7200 rpm, my question is why is my samsung hard disk 4 times faster than the western digital, i ran a bench mark on both drives, here are the results. Western digital Drive Index = 46 Buff Read = 29 meg/sec Seq Read = 45 meg/sec Ran Read = 33 meg/sec Buff Write = 41 meg/sec Seq Write = 25 meg/sec Ran Write = 22 meg/sec Average Access Time = 13 ms Samsung 160 gig Drive Index = 62 Buff Read = 133 meg/sec Seq Read = 72 meg/sec Ran Read = 47 meg/sec Buff Write = 129 meg/sec Seq Write = 69 meg/sec Ran Write = 45 meg/sec Average Access Time = 10 ms Ok, now on the western digital hard disk it should have an access time of 4ms or round that figure, that value is way out, i paid a lot of money for that hard disk and it does not work as they claim it should, i have been cheated again. Also this is some other information you will need to know. MainBoard = ASUS P4P 800 VM Windows XP is installed on the western digital, and there is 44 gig free at the moment I store my music and games on the samsung, i am using about 52 gig at moment, i have over 100 games installed as well. Processer = Intel Pentium, 2.4 Ghz, FSB 800 Mhz, memory is 2016 meg, runing at 400 Mhz. CDROM = ASUS, DRW-1608P2 Regards Andrew __________________ MY COMPUTER BOARD = ASUS P4P 800 DELUXE, KEYBOARD = TRUST DIRECT ACCESS II, MOUSE = TRUST 300 DUAL SCROLL, HEADPHONES = TUST 751B 5.1 SILVERLINE, SPEAKERS = NONE, JOYSTICK = TRUST QZ 501 PREDATOR, HARDDISKS = SAMSUNG SATA 80 GIG X2 IN RAID 7200 RPM, SAMSUNG SATA 160 GIG X2 IN RAID 7200 RPM, MAXTOR 40 GIG ATA 133 5400 RPM, USB 2.0 TO ATA MAXTOR 60 GIG 5400 RPM, PCI CARDS = AverMedia DVB-T (Digital TV Tuner), MSI 8606 (Analogue TV tuner), ACARD SATA RAID AEC 6890, SYSTEM MEMORY = DUAL DDR 3200, 2048 MEG, BUS SPEED 400 MHZ, CPU SPEED = 3.0 GHZ HT, 800 MHZ FSB, GRAPHICS CARD = ASUS Geforce 6800 Ultra, INTERNET SPEED = 2 MEG, MODEM TYPE = TRUST 235A SPEEDLINK ADSL, FLOPPY DRIVES = LS-120 (THE BEST FORMAT EVER), ZIP 750 (UNRELIABLE), DVD DRIVE = ASUS DRW-402P/D, MONITOR = VIEWSONIC P225F (THE BEST MONITOR IN THE WORLD) --------------------

01-14-2006, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Choupolo is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 757 Hellbux: 14,132	Hey Andrew, I dont have a WD drive or anything so sry I cant help much, but perhaps its a mobo driver issue? Have you tried updating the bios? Maybe google (or someone else) will have more answers... :bucky!: __________________ Tenchu - Best Voice Acting in Any Game Ever!! (right-clickety )

01-15-2006, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
mendel is on the 4th circle: Avarice & Prodigality Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: BELGIUM Posts: 541 Hellbux: 11,209	defrag? :P __________________

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Magus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,246 Hellbux: 55,749 bLURROVITCH	go to the bios and set it up good __________________ #Dutchpride manager www.dutchpride.org Computer: Intel Q6600 B3 \| CM2X-6400C4 x4 (4gb) Ram \| Seagate 500GB \| Point Of View Geforce 8800GTX \| Samsung 226BW 22"

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01-15-2006, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Talidan666 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 Hellbux: 503	Is that the Raptor that you are having problems with?

01-26-2006, 06:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Talidan666 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 Hellbux: 503	Check your cables. Maybe they are backwards or something lol. Go into your control panel / system / hardware / device manager / IDE ATA ATAPI and check the properties, and see which mode the drive is set at. I had a problem with one of my drives running in udma66, but it supported ultra dma 133. Took some fiddling with the cables, put my cdroms and such on a seperate channel and whallah.

02-24-2006, 06:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
markkleb is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Hellbux: 298	This may sound dumb but check to be sure its a 80 pin ide cable. One of my customers used a 40 pin and it made his comp slow! I use 2 raptors in raid 0 , THEY ROCK!!

03-24-2006, 12:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
GT@Ultra is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 189 Hellbux: 2,992	Replace the sata cable for a new 1 If the cable is breached inside or damaged or curved it can cause severe dataloss and speedloss! Hope helped ya out