Forum: Storage
May 24, 2012, 02:07 PM
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Forum: Storage
May 24, 2012, 03:37 AM
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OK now, from that info give the size of the...
OK now, from that info give the size of the Windows Write Buffer. Also since apps can set FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING, and use their own buffering how does a user know? Why would the omission of this info...
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Forum: Storage
May 24, 2012, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 18
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Actually, I do know computer architecture,...
Actually, I do know computer architecture, electronics, and earn a good living at it. I only dabble with PCs, and I am surprised at how much of the inside info is not readily available on the web. MS...
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Forum: Storage
May 23, 2012, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 18
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As for the article itself:
"Why would south...
As for the article itself:
"Why would south bridge SATA controllers have better drivers? Source?"
Source: Experience and Benchmarks. I read it somewhere.
Also, Intel and AMD have more resources...
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Forum: Storage
Apr 17, 2012, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,992
NCQ is part of the AHCI spec, but started as a...
NCQ is part of the AHCI spec, but started as a seperate spec. It's what gives 4K random Queue Depth 32 more MB/s vs. 4K random (CrystalDiskmark 3). Your DELL may implement most of the AHCI Spec, in...
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Forum: Storage
Mar 30, 2012, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,992
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Forum: Storage
Mar 25, 2012, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 821
I'm interfested in seeing the (free) Crystal...
I'm interfested in seeing the (free) Crystal Diskmark 3.01 x64 benchmark on this one. It should list your drive and size. I assume you have this on the AMD south bridge and not the GSATA?
I wrote...
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Forum: Storage
Mar 15, 2012, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 571
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Forum: Storage
Mar 15, 2012, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 571
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Forum: Storage
Mar 15, 2012, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 571
Always on is always vulnerable. A virus could...
Always on is always vulnerable. A virus could target all drives, not just c:.
Always plugged in is always vulnerable to lightning. It destroyed my moms PC in Ohio.
The same loacation is vulnerable...
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Forum: Storage
Jan 17, 2012, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 522
Gaming is over 90% read operation. The daily...
Gaming is over 90% read operation. The daily operations with the heavy write loads are web browsing and update downloads, and the bottle neck will be your internet link.
I wonder what the limit...
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Forum: Storage
Nov 6, 2011, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,009
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Forum: Storage
Nov 6, 2011, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,009
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Forum: Storage
Nov 5, 2011, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,254
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Forum: Storage
Nov 4, 2011, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,009
I started this piece of work to satisfy my own...
I started this piece of work to satisfy my own curiosity. Last year I wanted to RAID 0 on my new AMD 965 system, but ended up dual booting because W7-64 was too young. It's going to be a Christmas...
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Forum: Storage
Nov 4, 2011, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 959
OUCH! That's some bad benchmarks.
It looks...
OUCH! That's some bad benchmarks.
It looks like the SATA controllers Write Cache is not enabled.
If your drive is full, writes could slow down. The reserve write block could have issues.
This...
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Forum: Storage
Nov 4, 2011, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 543
RAID can't come close to an SSD for a boot disk...
RAID can't come close to an SSD for a boot disk performance. Small files performance rules here. About x24 times for 4K files and 45x for 4K QD 32 (list of 32 files deep).
RAID 0 can nearly double...
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Forum: Storage
Nov 4, 2011, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,311
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