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I was thinking of getting the smallest hard drive possible for my internet
computer to cut down on the scan time for all the spy and virus programs
or would a larger drive with a minimum amount of files and programs
installed be the same thing?
 
I was thinking of getting the smallest hard drive possible for my internet
computer to cut down on the scan time for all the spy and virus programs
or would a larger drive with a minimum amount of files and programs
installed be the same thing?
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Scan time depends on the quantity of files, not the size of the h.d.


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On that special day, , ([email protected]) said...
Scan time depends on the quantity of files, not the size of the h.d.
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And on the rotation speed (rpm), and the size of the onboard cache. And
the access mode (PIO vs UDMA). There are lots of factors involved.


Gabriele Neukam

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from the said:
You forgot h.d. seek time.
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And the areal bit density (bits per sq mm). Basically the fastest access
is going to be on the most modern drives, and you'll actually do better
using a small fraction of a big drive, as long as you use the first few
tracks/cylinders rather than the last few. Defragging helps a lot too.

Really guys (and gals), there are =much= worse problems afflicting the
world than 'how long will a virus scan take to complete' - if it runs in
background you'll probably never notice it at all on any modern machine.
 
bub209 said:
I was thinking of getting the smallest hard drive possible for my internet
computer to cut down on the scan time for all the spy and virus programs
or would a larger drive with a minimum amount of files and programs
installed be the same thing?
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Easiest answer is not to use anything IE based.
 
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