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  • Heelfan71
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    • Jul 2002
    • 19940
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    Hard Drive question

    I have a 100gb internal that was 90% full. I just installed a 300gb external and put all my movies, pics and music on the external. Now when I open programs, they open up faster. Is it in my head, or having less crap on my main internal drive affect the speed ??
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    • Fresh Tendrils
      Strike Hard and Fade Away
      • Jul 2002
      • 36131
      #2
      Re: Hard Drive question

      Its not in your head.



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        • dieselboy
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          • Dec 2002
          • 18040
          #3
          Re: Hard Drive question

          If it does, I am definately getting an external..

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            • jmood88
              Sean Payton: Retribution
              • Jul 2003
              • 34639
              #4
              Re: Hard Drive question

              Originally posted by Heelfan71
              I have a 100gb internal that was 90% full. I just installed a 300gb external and put all my movies, pics and music on the external. Now when I open programs, they open up faster. Is it in my head, or having less crap on my main internal drive affect the speed ??
              How much was your hard drive? I need to get an external one soon.
              Originally posted by Blzer
              Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

              If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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                • Heelfan71
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 19940
                  #5
                  Re: Hard Drive question

                  it was $139.95 on ebay. Shipping was $20 so a little over $160.

                  Pardon Our Interruption...
                  http://cgi.ebay.com/EXTERNAL-HARD-DRIVE-USB-2-0-MAXTOR-300GB-16MB-7200RPM_W0QQitemZ8745939669QQcategoryZ41911QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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                    • e0820
                      MVP
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 2070
                      #6
                      Re: Hard Drive question

                      Originally posted by Heelfan71
                      I have a 100gb internal that was 90% full. I just installed a 300gb external and put all my movies, pics and music on the external. Now when I open programs, they open up faster. Is it in my head, or having less crap on my main internal drive affect the speed ??
                      Your Pagefile is stored on your hard drive (or mulitple) and takes space from your hard drive and it acts as RAM. So more resources for the system means faster preformance. Also, when you hear people saying to defrag your drive what that does is close all the gaps left when you delete things and since the data is moved up it gets accessed much faster.

                      For you guys that have upgraded and put your old 20gb or 40gb aside. You can get a external USB drive casing for around $25. This will allow you to put that old drive in and use it as a external drive. Then you can upgrade to 120gb or 200gb or whatever at any time.

                      Just a tip.
                      Last edited by e0820; 01-07-2006, 11:27 PM.

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