[SOLVED] Disk Transfer Rate

DT Roberts · 09-20-2009, 04:23 PM

Hello all. Just a quick question.

In Vista, my computer has a Windows Experience rating of 5.9 for everything across the board. I liked having everything optimal, of course. But, on Windows 7, My scores are as follows:

Processor - 7.1
Memory - 7.1
Graphics - 6.9
Gaming graphics - 6.9
Primary hard disk - 5.3

I'll be adding another graphics card soon, and 6.9 doesn't concern me anyway. The processor's good enough as well. But a 5.3 for the hard disk isn't something I like.

I purchased this one on Ebay, a WD10EACS. But, I can't find any information on it anywhere, only for the WD10EALS. Both are the same size (1 TB). The WD10EALS has a transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s.

What I want to know is, is there any way to boost this performance? I don't want to have a primary hard disk lagging behind until I solid state drive prices drop

Thanks to all who can give me some insight.

EDIT: Wow, I feel pretty noobish. I installed 7 onto the wrong hard drive

Is there an easy, free way to move the entire partition?

Dogg · 09-26-2009, 12:34 PM

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=336

Transfer rate is irrelevant. For speed, you want high rotational speed, and a large buffer. The green drives are for power saving, low rotational speed and small buffers.

DT Roberts · 09-26-2009, 12:43 PM

Thanks for the reply. I reinstalled 7 onto the correct hard drive and am now getting 5.9, which is completely fine with me.

09-20-2009, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
DT Roberts Windows Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,171 OS: Windows 7 RTM (x64), Vista SP2, XP Pro, Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.04 My System	[SOLVED] Disk Transfer Rate Hello all. Just a quick question. In Vista, my computer has a Windows Experience rating of 5.9 for everything across the board. I liked having everything optimal, of course. But, on Windows 7, My scores are as follows: Processor - 7.1 Memory - 7.1 Graphics - 6.9 Gaming graphics - 6.9 Primary hard disk - 5.3 I'll be adding another graphics card soon, and 6.9 doesn't concern me anyway. The processor's good enough as well. But a 5.3 for the hard disk isn't something I like. I purchased this one on Ebay, a WD10EACS. But, I can't find any information on it anywhere, only for the WD10EALS. Both are the same size (1 TB). The WD10EALS has a transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s. What I want to know is, is there any way to boost this performance? I don't want to have a primary hard disk lagging behind until I solid state drive prices drop Thanks to all who can give me some insight. EDIT: Wow, I feel pretty noobish. I installed 7 onto the wrong hard drive Is there an easy, free way to move the entire partition? __________________ A+ Certified Technician Using Device Manager Shrinking Partitions Last edited by DT Roberts; 09-20-2009 at 04:43 PM.

09-26-2009, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,016 OS: XP sp3	Re: Disk Transfer Rate http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=336 Transfer rate is irrelevant. For speed, you want high rotational speed, and a large buffer. The green drives are for power saving, low rotational speed and small buffers. __________________ Google is your friend !

09-26-2009, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
DT Roberts Windows Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,171 OS: Windows 7 RTM (x64), Vista SP2, XP Pro, Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Disk Transfer Rate Thanks for the reply. I reinstalled 7 onto the correct hard drive and am now getting 5.9, which is completely fine with me. __________________ A+ Certified Technician Using Device Manager Shrinking Partitions