XP performance on ATA/133 vs. SATA/300 ???

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Matt S.

I just added a 160gb 7200rpm SATA/300 to my system for extra storage to
go along with the existing 120gb 5300 rpm ATA/133.

The question is, will the performance of my computer be noticeably
better if I move XP and programs over to the new SATA drive?

It may also be worth noting that I've got problems trying to navigate
folders with a large number of sub-folders and files in them. When I
open them the screen stays white for a few seconds before the first
screenful appears. Then when I go to scroll down, it freezes for a
couple seconds again. Slower hard drive issue, or maybe because I
haven't run defrag in a couple years?

Like I say though, for the rest of the computer.... Starting windows,
programs, etc... would that be faster on the new drive?
 
Matt S. said:
I just added a 160gb 7200rpm SATA/300 to my system for extra storage to
go along with the existing 120gb 5300 rpm ATA/133.

The question is, will the performance of my computer be noticeably
better if I move XP and programs over to the new SATA drive?

It may also be worth noting that I've got problems trying to navigate
folders with a large number of sub-folders and files in them. When I
open them the screen stays white for a few seconds before the first
screenful appears. Then when I go to scroll down, it freezes for a
couple seconds again. Slower hard drive issue, or maybe because I
haven't run defrag in a couple years?

Like I say though, for the rest of the computer.... Starting windows,
programs, etc... would that be faster on the new drive?
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The 7200 rpm limits the seek time. A 10000 rpm SATA will improve
performance (or does so on my son's computer anyway).
Jim
 
Matt S. said:
I just added a 160gb 7200rpm SATA/300 to my system for extra storage to
go along with the existing 120gb 5300 rpm ATA/133.

The question is, will the performance of my computer be noticeably
better if I move XP and programs over to the new SATA drive?
Click to expand...
The 7200 rpm disk should run everything faster.
Jim
 
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