Hi all,
I have a Maxtor 5 30 Gig hdd (I use it as a data, not OS drive) that has been getting slower and slower, which has resulted in my computer getting slower and slower. Can you please look at the Sandra results and let me know if you think it is really dying?
Thanks,
Steve
Drive Index 1064 kB/s
Test Status
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
SMT Test : No
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : No
Windows Disk Cache Used : No
Use Overlapped I/O : Yes
IO Queue Depth : 8 request(s)
Test File Size : 256MB
File Server Optimised : No
Benchmark Breakdown
Buffered Read : 28 MB/s
Sequential Read : 728 kB/s
Random Read : 159 kB/s
Buffered Write : 7 MB/s
Sequential Write : 3910 kB/s
Random Write : 2434 kB/s
Average Access Time : 315 ms (estimated)
Volume Information
Volume Name : GAMES&DATA
File System : FAT32
Serial Number : 1814-1BEE
Volume Properties
Maximum Filename Length : 255 chars
Volume is Compressed : No
Volume is Read-Only : No
Case Sensitive Names : No
Preserves Filename Case : Yes
Unicode Filenames : Yes
Access Control Lists : No
Named Streams : No
Object Identifiers : No
Reparse Points : No
Sparse Files : No
User Disk Quotas : No
Folder/File Compression : No
Folder/File Encryption : No
Logical Drive
Sectors per Cluster : 0
Bytes Per Sector : 512
Cluster Size : 0 bytes
Total Clusters : 1
Free Clusters : 1
Disk Cache
Physical Disk
Cylinders : 3736
Heads : 255
Sectors per Track : 63
Bytes Per Sector : 512
I have a Maxtor 5 30 Gig hdd (I use it as a data, not OS drive) that has been getting slower and slower, which has resulted in my computer getting slower and slower. Can you please look at the Sandra results and let me know if you think it is really dying?
Thanks,
Steve
Drive Index 1064 kB/s
Test Status
SMP Test : No
Total Test Threads : 1
SMT Test : No
Dynamic MP/MT Load Balance : No
Processor Affinity : No
Windows Disk Cache Used : No
Use Overlapped I/O : Yes
IO Queue Depth : 8 request(s)
Test File Size : 256MB
File Server Optimised : No
Benchmark Breakdown
Buffered Read : 28 MB/s
Sequential Read : 728 kB/s
Random Read : 159 kB/s
Buffered Write : 7 MB/s
Sequential Write : 3910 kB/s
Random Write : 2434 kB/s
Average Access Time : 315 ms (estimated)
Volume Information
Volume Name : GAMES&DATA
File System : FAT32
Serial Number : 1814-1BEE
Volume Properties
Maximum Filename Length : 255 chars
Volume is Compressed : No
Volume is Read-Only : No
Case Sensitive Names : No
Preserves Filename Case : Yes
Unicode Filenames : Yes
Access Control Lists : No
Named Streams : No
Object Identifiers : No
Reparse Points : No
Sparse Files : No
User Disk Quotas : No
Folder/File Compression : No
Folder/File Encryption : No
Logical Drive
Sectors per Cluster : 0
Bytes Per Sector : 512
Cluster Size : 0 bytes
Total Clusters : 1
Free Clusters : 1
Disk Cache
Physical Disk
Cylinders : 3736
Heads : 255
Sectors per Track : 63
Bytes Per Sector : 512