on running programs? My understanding is that it only affects booting. 3) Disk speed My question> Does WinXP "characterize" the disk speed it is installed on > and assume the same speed for any other hard disk? remains unanswered. 4) Consequence...

useless -- the only way for a CD to be read involves changing the speed of the read head on a continuous basis. CD players contain read buffers, and the disk will speed up or slow down in order to keep those buffers full. From there, the data is fed...

Best Hard drive for digital audio recording???????????????. Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro () Hello everyone, i'm thinking of adding a bigger hard drive to my pc for recording with samplitude 8.0. I was looking at the Maxtor Maxline 250 GB; 7200...

raid and hard drive raid is a lot? in % how much would it be? thank you very much :) The first question you need to ask yourself is, what do you need above average hard disk speed for? Do you want your OS to load more quickly? Do you want faster game loading...

what the WEI would show. Similarly, even if the hard disk is much slower than memory, if the typical use would only involve the hard disk when running the application, the hard disk element of the index may not be the weak link in the performance chain....

posted or emailed, very welcome. Thanks. > A current low-end Dell with a DVD burner can handle what you're asking. Your current PC isn't up to the task in cpu cycles per unit time, hard disk capacity, memory to hard disk and vice versa speed. You'll...

cooling setups, especially if you'll work in an air-conditioned room. I suggest you get a Core 2 Duo, and shunt more of your budget to maximizing your RAM, GPU, and your hard disks. RAID within your budget is out of the question. Here's a basic framework you...

hard disk and the backup device, you often need to use DD 10's "Full Mode", which is usually much slower because it needs to employ device drivers for the I/O). With that background laid out, I can finally get to my questions: (1): What is the minimum...

microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () Bonnie How about some details concerning your computer. What processor speed? What RAM memory? How large is your hard disk and how much free space? Was Windows XP originally installed on the computer from new?...