i have hdd 80 GB .i want to know.what capacity before 80gb make the hdd slow
2007-07-05 15:39:34 · 9 answers · asked by jamalfaroz 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Capacity has nothing to do with it. It has to do with fragmentation of the disk (programs broken up and stored all over the hard drive) and bus speed through your motherboard (IDE vs SATA).
2007-07-05 15:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by go_uva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will usually note it beginning to slow at around 80% full. It will be really noticeable at 90% full, and start to cause all kinds of problems if the free space drops below 1 gig.
It is recommended that you defrag the computer regularly. That will do a lot to keep the computer running faster.
2007-07-05 15:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are worried about speed, then here is my suggestion. You divvy up the large drive into say . . . . . . . 4 x 20GB drives. You will still have 80Gigs, but with smaller logical drives. There are advantages to breaking down the drive into 4 x 20GB drives:
1. Logical Drive 1 will be c:>\ drive. So when you go to defrag it will take a shorter time to defrag, scan, etc..
2. Smaller drives slightly quicker access time.
3. When you go to do disc maintenance you can do them one a time. You do not have to do disc maintenance all at once.
2007-07-05 15:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by dick_bee_bad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of things that could make the hard drive slow. Let's start with a few of them:
- Hard drive needs to be defragamented.
- The presence of spyware.
- System file problems.
- Hardware problems.
Your hard drive should perform well up into the there is not enough room to do a defrag.
2007-07-05 15:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually start to notice a performance cut at around 60 percent. Definitely around 70 percent used you will notice it. I keep my os on an 80 gig and put just about everything else on a storage drive to keep things up to speed.
hope that helps
Nigel
2007-07-05 15:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by Nigel Lew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you dont ever defrag your hd can seem like its slowing things down. thats just because it has to hunt for broken file fragments. filling it up will not slow you down. processer and ram are what makes your pc fast or slow. if your having speed issues check your processes ie ctrl alt del. and see how much ram you are using. shut down the processes that you dont need running. then do a good virus scan. i run avast its free and its good. just do a web search for it.
2007-07-05 15:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by Richard B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bios on your motherboard determines how great your HD may well be. you have a p4 - i'm guessing your bios might actually help as much as a 137GB HD you will no longer want yet another 256 RAM, yet once you're increasing your HD, then you definately are enjoying larger video games, and so on. and you will want yet another 256.
2016-11-08 07:01:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could fill to 80% before degradation or about 64GB
2007-07-05 15:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by jcristallo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i normally, run: http://www.pcpitstop.com/
Full Tests --->Click the key ---> Don't create an account ---> Let's go.
it will take a few minutes. later on, they will tell you what you should do to improve your pc.
2007-07-05 15:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by wayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋