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  1. How to Test SSD Speed in Windows 11: 4 Effective Methods

    Does your Windows 11 PC feel like it's stuck in quicksand? Before you start blaming it on demons or an overstuffed Recycle Bin, let's talk about SSDs (Solid State Drives). These sleek storage devices are some of the best things to happen to computing since Wi-Fi, but like all tech, they can slow...
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    Windows 7 Dramatic difference between hard disk transferrate "sequential" vs. "random" access?

    I have connected my computer through USB 3.0 cable with an external (backup) hard disk (Hitachi HDS724040ALE640, SATA III, 7200rpm, 4TB, NTFS formatted, empty). The USB controller in external case box and the USB port on mainboard are USB 3.0 compatible. When I benchmark now the transfer rate...
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  3. Slow writes to SSD

    So here's the story: I have a 500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, about 40% full on the motherboard as a C:\ system drive. Works as quick as the board/CPU/RAM (ASUS 970 gaming aura, FX8350, 16GB) will let it. It's only PCIe 2. It's still quite quick. 1.4GB/s read, 1.1 write (seq) from Crystal Mark Also...
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    • bios components crucial crystal disk mark file transfer nvme paging performance samsung sata ssd storage storage issues system drive transfer speed troubleshooting windows 10 write speeds
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Very slow internal hard drive transfer speeds

    Hi I'm getting very slow hard drive transfer speeds. Both drives are SATA: Seagate Barracude Green 2TB 6Gb/s 5900RPM ST2000DL003 HGST 4TB 6Gb/s 7200RPM HDN724040ALE640 There is plenty of space on each drive. I'm transferring from the Seagate to the HGST. I'm copying over some video...
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  5. Windows 10 Periodic Unexpected Store Exception

    Attached are the dump files from the W7F tool. I keep getting this BSOD on my laptop and it started yesterday. I have an SSD and it's less than a year old, so I doubt it failed. It's a Crucial MX100 and Crystal Disk Mark says its health is at 95%. I'm running an sfc /scannow operation right...
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    • bsod crucial mx100 crystal disk mark diagnostics dump files error failure hardware issues laptop operating system performance repair sfc scan ssd system health tech support troubleshooting unexpected store exception update windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

  6. Windows 7 Best (free) SSD Benchmarking Tool

    Hello all, Ever wonder why your new SSD doesn't meet your benckmarking expectations when using tools like AS SSD and/or Crystal Disk Mark? Well, there are two reasons why this might happen. First and foremost, those programs' benchmarking algorithms are not clearly defined (eg, understood) and...
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    • atto benchmark crystal disk mark data transfer performance read speed ssd storage testing tools write speeds
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware