can we ?? i mean make it go faster??/
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can we ?? i mean make it go faster??/
I dont quite understand the question, elaborate some and then maybe we can help
The only thing you can do to make it faster, is to defrag it and remove any unecessary programs running when Windows starts up.
it will be much faster if you'll buy new SCSI HD :D
[quote]Originally posted by C0NF0RTY:
<strong>it will be much faster if you'll buy new SCSI HD :D </strong><hr></blockquote>
Yep, them SCSI's go like scalded cats, especially if you've got a SCSI interface to plug it into... :D
But as AlienDyne said, there's nothing to do with the drive itself other than make sure it's running as efficiently as possible.
There could be a situation where, for example, an ATA66 drive is being used on an ATA33 interface, in this case, if you get a motherboard with the faster interface, or an ATA100 controller board, there would be a bit of extra speed available.
But if the drive speed matches the interface and DMA is enabled, that's it, you'd have to get a faster drive to get more performance.
Yes,some of problem with harddrives can be solved by updating firmware. Many of modern hard drives have support for updating firmware like You doing it for motherboards (BIOS update). It's possible because HDD manufacturers quite often are using flash ICs for storing firmware. There are also special utilites for updating firmware - many of manufacturers do have them.
For example, there are special bugfix updates for Fujitsu harddrives (for MPG and some another series) on their site. Nothing to say,it's dangerous enough operation - those flash ICs are usually soldered into PCB. If something went wrong , You can loose Your harddrive...
As addition, that operation can only fix bugs in firmware,reduce noise,change transfer mode down and so on, but usually cann't somehow speed up drive's work.