Yes. And...if it's a Maxtor...get their utility to turn the "Acoustic
Management" off. This increases the data transfer rate as well.
"Acoustic Management adjusts the speed of the head seeks, reducing the
ambient sound level during the normal operation of Maxtor hard drives. This
does not affect sound levels for power on operations. The performance of the
drive is affected when Acoustic Management is enabled."
http://www.maxtor.com/products/diamondmax/techsupport/technicalprocedures/21
007.html
It works....
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Chuong Nguyen
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 8:50 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Computer question, non dak related. HARD DRIVES
Okay, I'm sorry it's off topic, but I do need help and the DML is full of
computer geeks (gurus) and you guys can probably answer my question hehe.
Sorry. I'll stop the stupid jokes now.
Anyways. I'm getting an AMD 1000 mhz processor, 256 ram, 32 mb nvidia video
card, 12x dvd, 40 GB 5400 rpm hard drive. 56k modem, etc.....
My question is, for an additional 39 bucks, is it worth it to have a 7200
rpm hard drive installed instead of the 5400 rpm? and will there be a
difference worth paying for? I intend to save a lot of MP3s onto the
hardrive, and play a couple high graphics games. Will it make a good
difference in PC performance, or is it just wasting cash?
-Dester
DML Content: I'll be using the computer to log onto the DML with.
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