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    Windows 7 Are these poor HDD read speeds?

    Hi, I've been having nightmare with PC boot times ( up to 1 hour long) and extremely limited usage after boot, due to 100% disk activity. I have tried everything possible with windows itself, so today tried to test HDD with HDDtune Pro. Question, #1 - Are these low read speeds? #2 - If so...
    • toddpaw
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    • access time benchmark boot time disk activity disk issues error analysis hdd intel controller pc maintenance performance random access read speed sata seagate storage system performance tech support troubleshooting virus scan windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  2. Windows 7 How About a Fast USB 3.0 Flash Drive (for cheap!)

    Hello all, I purchased this flash drive from Amazon am I'm happy with its performance (for the price): Link Removed The manufacturer claims read speeds up to 190MB/s and write speeds up to 55MB/s. These benckmarks were conducted at USB 3.0 speeds and, FYI, my OS is on an SSD: Link Removed...
    • pagroundhog
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    • affordable amazon benchmark flash drive performance read speed ssd storage usb 3.0 write speeds
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  3. 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...
    • pagroundhog
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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

  4. Windows 7 Device fails readyboost performance test

    I have a new 8 GB memory stick and it passed the readyboost test - initially. But I wanted to dedicate the device to readyboost so I reformatted to NTFS (was FAT32 initially) and now all I can get is "This device cannot be used with Readyboost". I have tried a command line test that gives me a...
    • gdpuffs
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    • error fat32 memory stick ntfs performance read speed readyboost storage testing windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 7 I didn't know that it worked this way...

    Hi I posed a few days ago someplace that I found that defragmenting my C:\ drive gave me a real increase in read speed. From about 3 Mbs to 30. I defraged my B:\ drive (a partition of C:\) and today I tacked D:\ it was a long haul, mostly because it has the compressed back up of C:\ on it...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • b drive backup c drive d drive defrag drive speed external drive fragmentation optimization performance read speed storage
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Can't Copy Files To HDD

    Hey guys, I own a WD Passport (320GB). I'm having problems in copying files from my PC to the HDD. It was working fine a few days ago but I can't seem to copy any file though I can easily read the files stored at a very high speed. But the problem is probably with my computer since I can copy...
    • Rafay Shaukat
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    • computer issues data transfer external drive file copy hdd read speed storage troubleshooting wd passport windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  7. Windows 7 Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD Review

    Back in early May of this year, Mushkin Enhanced released a new line of SSD named "Callisto" after one of Jupiter's moons, to go along with their earlier IO series. The following review is from OverclockersClub.com: May 24, 2010 Introduction: Mushkin has been a very well known and...
    • Nibiru2012
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    • 2023 benchmark callisto capacity consumer controller data security firmware memory mushkin overclockersclub performance read speed review sandforce ssd storage technology trim write speeds
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  8. Windows Vista Flash Voyager GTR

    March 2, 2010 Corsair releases its fastest USB Flash Drive. Flash Voyager GTR family of USB Flash Drives. Its maxium read speed will be up to 34 MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 28 MB/sec.. The gizmo will offer the best features of a USB flash drive and the performance of an external hard...
    • Celestra
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    • corsair data transfer durability external drive flash drive flash voyager gadgets gtr performance portability read speed storage technology usb warranty write speeds
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    Windows 7 LG GSA-H55N problem (DVD-RAM)

    In Vista these two worked as expected but once in W7, they've been acting up since. Since using W7, looking in Nero 9 InfoTool showed the first drive - Read Speed 48x and Write Speed 16x while the second drive showed up as Read Speed 12x and Write Speed N/A. I've flashed them both to the latest...
    • rbridgeman
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    • burning issues disk performance drive upgrade dvd dvd-ram firmware hardware issues image files lg gsa-h55n nero optical drive read speed samsung sh-s223l sata software tech support user experience vista compatibility windows 7 write speeds
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  10. Windows 7 Windows 7 HD and SSD Performance

    Heres a nice review on disk drives compared on Windows Vista and Windows 7 As you can see, Windows 7 is much more efficient when it comes to making use of a solid state drive's speed. While under Windows Vista, our X25-M SSD averaged between 171 MB/s to 206 MB's, whereas under Windows 7...
    • loathe
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    • efficiency hard drive hardware review performance read speed ssd technology upgrade windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows News