optimizing takes forever!

_Blackdog_ · 4th May 2002, 21:05

i now have a 40 gig hard drive and it takes hours to optimize (w/ norton's speed disk) is this normal? i have to leave my computer on overnight to do it

Bilbo Baggins · 4th May 2002, 21:33

Yeah, the bigger the HDD, the longer it takes to do stuff.

PabUK · 4th May 2002, 22:05

Yeah it can be very annoying. Defragmenting, formatting and error checking times are all proptional to the size of the HD. Of course capacity is increasing a lot faster than speed so each time you upgrade you will notice how much longer it takes.

BMWboy · 4th May 2002, 22:14

since i leave my computer on all the time, i've set it to optimize each of my three hard drives every 3 days, and on sunday, my computer rests. since it does it at 5 am, i never have a problem with it.

mc^^^^ · 5th May 2002, 07:39

then again, if you upgrade from a 20gig 5500rpm hard drive to a 40gig 10000rpm hard drive it would be about the same time me beleives

Rocker · 5th May 2002, 08:31

mmmmmmm seagate cheetah

oh... I already have one of those

apollos · 5th May 2002, 10:37

Can someone please explain what difference the speed of the HDD makes? By that I mean how many revoltions per minute it does.

What advantage does a faster spinning on have than a slower one?
Also, if im talking ahit, please tell me

Thanks!

mc^^^^ · 5th May 2002, 11:16

there higher a hard drives rpm means it will be able to find stuff on the hard drive faster, faster rpm = faster seek time. that means it can find the clusters quicker and move them quicker when doing things like defraging.

dam · 5th May 2002, 12:07

But sometimes slower rpm = longer life.
5,400 rpm disks generally last longer than 7200 rpm ones.

Dosent bother me though.

BMWboy · 5th May 2002, 18:07

i had a brand-new 7200 rpm HDD, there was a minor defect in the inside of the casing that caused extra friction. the HDD overheated, melted the plastic covering, and seized within 2 min. of startup. at the same time, the cooling fan on the cpu had a bearing seize, and the cpu overheated about 10 sec faster than the HDD. took almost a week to figure out what the hell went wrong

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4th May 2002, 21:33	#2
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Yeah, the bigger the HDD, the longer it takes to do stuff.

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BMWboy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: next the the guy that lives over there Posts: 1,360	since i leave my computer on all the time, i've set it to optimize each of my three hard drives every 3 days, and on sunday, my computer rests. since it does it at 5 am, i never have a problem with it.

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mc^^^^ Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Australia MSN: mcbriar@ii.net Posts: All your posts are belong to me!!!! Posts: 2,608	then again, if you upgrade from a 20gig 5500rpm hard drive to a 40gig 10000rpm hard drive it would be about the same time me beleives

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apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	Can someone please explain what difference the speed of the HDD makes? By that I mean how many revoltions per minute it does. What advantage does a faster spinning on have than a slower one? Also, if im talking ahit, please tell me Thanks!

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mc^^^^ Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Perth, Australia MSN: mcbriar@ii.net Posts: All your posts are belong to me!!!! Posts: 2,608	there higher a hard drives rpm means it will be able to find stuff on the hard drive faster, faster rpm = faster seek time. that means it can find the clusters quicker and move them quicker when doing things like defraging.

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BMWboy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: next the the guy that lives over there Posts: 1,360	i had a brand-new 7200 rpm HDD, there was a minor defect in the inside of the casing that caused extra friction. the HDD overheated, melted the plastic covering, and seized within 2 min. of startup. at the same time, the cooling fan on the cpu had a bearing seize, and the cpu overheated about 10 sec faster than the HDD. took almost a week to figure out what the hell went wrong