Last edited by Morpheus (2010-03-27 18:40:44)
Last edited by max (2010-03-27 18:42:57)
max wrote:
Pick up a 7200RPM one if you can. 5400RPM is just dreadfully slow
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...max wrote:
With 2.5 inch drives there are 2 different thicknesses. 12.5mm (only in drives with very high capacities) does not fit in all laptops. 9.5mm drives will fit in all laptops.
If anything, a faster drive should vibrate less.. since it spins faster and like a gyroscope, cancels out some of the drive imbalances...Bertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...max wrote:
With 2.5 inch drives there are 2 different thicknesses. 12.5mm (only in drives with very high capacities) does not fit in all laptops. 9.5mm drives will fit in all laptops.
Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-03-28 03:34:32)
No. Just no.FloppY_ wrote:
If anything, a faster drive should vibrate less.. since it spins faster and like a gyroscope, cancels out some of the drive imbalances...Bertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...max wrote:
With 2.5 inch drives there are 2 different thicknesses. 12.5mm (only in drives with very high capacities) does not fit in all laptops. 9.5mm drives will fit in all laptops.
5400 are cheaper and consume less power than 7200 while not beeing as fastBertster7 wrote:
No. Just no.FloppY_ wrote:
If anything, a faster drive should vibrate less.. since it spins faster and like a gyroscope, cancels out some of the drive imbalances...Bertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...
That make no sense whatsoever. Don't be so silly.
These specifications are put in place on laptops with less vibration dampening for a reason.
It's not a theory. It's the official specifications put out by Apples R&D department who I am sure know far more about it than you.FloppY_ wrote:
5400 are cheaper and consume less power than 7200 while not beeing as fastBertster7 wrote:
No. Just no.FloppY_ wrote:
If anything, a faster drive should vibrate less.. since it spins faster and like a gyroscope, cancels out some of the drive imbalances...
That make no sense whatsoever. Don't be so silly.
These specifications are put in place on laptops with less vibration dampening for a reason.
Your vibration theory is silly tbh
Last edited by Bertster7 (2010-03-28 03:44:56)
I wasn't aware of that. What a shit design that it can't cope with 7200RPM drivesBertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...
Indeed. This is only the black and white plastic MacBooks not the unibody one that was briefly released.max wrote:
I wasn't aware of that. What a shit design that it can't cope with 7200RPM drivesBertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/technolo/10000rpm.htmHitachi Global Storage Technologies wrote:
The trade-offs of higher performance disk drives
Of all the mechanical characteristics associated with hard disk drives, rotational speed/RPM (disk movement) generally has the largest impact on performance gain. Because of this relationship, disk drive vendors have continued to increase rotational speed in order to improve both disk transfer rates and rotational latency (the time a read/write head must wait for a target sector on a disk to pass under it after the head has arrived at the target track). As a result, one of the easiest ways to improve the overall performance of a computer system has been to install a higher speed (higher RPM) hard disk drive.
In determining the benefits of higher speed hard disk drives, however, there are a variety of factors and trade-offs to consider. For instance, as the RPM rate increases, other operational characteristics of hard disk drives also tend to increase: noise, vibration, power requirements, and heat output. Each of these environmental factors can negatively impact total cost of ownership, usability, performance, and end-user productivity. In addition, each component of the hard disk drive must be optimized to ensure maximum performance--a feat that some hard disk drive vendors have had difficulty accomplishing.
ugh...CammRobb wrote:
Get an SSD
chkdsk?Pochsy wrote:
So I'm going to commit the tech section sin of the year and hijack a thread.
I too have a VERY loud HD in my laptop (Dell XPS 1530), and was wondering if this means I can expect a catastrophic failure in the near future. It's been doing it for some time, now, and it does BSOD rather often...like, once a week guaranteed. It's mostly a clicking noise, and it is near constant.
I really don't want to spend more than 250$ CAD to buy a new drive. What do you recommend?
I had the same thing and it was dying for sure. I replaced it and recovered most of my data from the old drive thankfully. You should definitely replace that soon. And you can get any laptop drive you want for $250 lol. You might need to burn a new OS cd or something if you dont have one though...Pochsy wrote:
So I'm going to commit the tech section sin of the year and hijack a thread.
I too have a VERY loud HD in my laptop (Dell XPS 1530), and was wondering if this means I can expect a catastrophic failure in the near future. It's been doing it for some time, now, and it does BSOD rather often...like, once a week guaranteed. It's mostly a clicking noise, and it is near constant.
I really don't want to spend more than 250$ CAD to buy a new drive. What do you recommend?
Just clone it...Winston_Churchill wrote:
I had the same thing and it was dying for sure. I replaced it and recovered most of my data from the old drive thankfully. You should definitely replace that soon. And you can get any laptop drive you want for $250 lol. You might need to burn a new OS cd or something if you dont have one though...Pochsy wrote:
So I'm going to commit the tech section sin of the year and hijack a thread.
I too have a VERY loud HD in my laptop (Dell XPS 1530), and was wondering if this means I can expect a catastrophic failure in the near future. It's been doing it for some time, now, and it does BSOD rather often...like, once a week guaranteed. It's mostly a clicking noise, and it is near constant.
I really don't want to spend more than 250$ CAD to buy a new drive. What do you recommend?
I'd recommend it tbh. With over a year of crap on the drive it was definitely worth the 2-3 hours of obtaining new programs for the speed boostFloppY_ wrote:
Just clone it...Winston_Churchill wrote:
I had the same thing and it was dying for sure. I replaced it and recovered most of my data from the old drive thankfully. You should definitely replace that soon. And you can get any laptop drive you want for $250 lol. You might need to burn a new OS cd or something if you dont have one though...Pochsy wrote:
So I'm going to commit the tech section sin of the year and hijack a thread.
I too have a VERY loud HD in my laptop (Dell XPS 1530), and was wondering if this means I can expect a catastrophic failure in the near future. It's been doing it for some time, now, and it does BSOD rather often...like, once a week guaranteed. It's mostly a clicking noise, and it is near constant.
I really don't want to spend more than 250$ CAD to buy a new drive. What do you recommend?
No reason to do a fresh install just because of a HDD swap
If you know how to maintain your PC you can run pretty clean for over a year...Winston_Churchill wrote:
I'd recommend it tbh. With over a year of crap on the drive it was definitely worth the 2-3 hours of obtaining new programs for the speed boostFloppY_ wrote:
Just clone it...Winston_Churchill wrote:
I had the same thing and it was dying for sure. I replaced it and recovered most of my data from the old drive thankfully. You should definitely replace that soon. And you can get any laptop drive you want for $250 lol. You might need to burn a new OS cd or something if you dont have one though...
No reason to do a fresh install just because of a HDD swap
lolFloppY_ wrote:
If anything, a faster drive should vibrate less.. since it spins faster and like a gyroscope, cancels out some of the drive imbalances...Bertster7 wrote:
Also some laptops can't cope with 7200rpm drives - like MacBooks. They can't take the extra vibration. His almost certainly can, since that's what it had in. But it's worth bearing in mind...max wrote:
With 2.5 inch drives there are 2 different thicknesses. 12.5mm (only in drives with very high capacities) does not fit in all laptops. 9.5mm drives will fit in all laptops.
amirite?
Yeah, like I'm going to take advice from the guy who says faster speeds have less vibrations for hard drivesFloppY_ wrote:
If you know how to maintain your PC you can run pretty clean for over a year...Winston_Churchill wrote:
I'd recommend it tbh. With over a year of crap on the drive it was definitely worth the 2-3 hours of obtaining new programs for the speed boostFloppY_ wrote:
Just clone it...
No reason to do a fresh install just because of a HDD swap
But if you are a muppet with >1GB of temp files or clicking OK to get all prompts away quick then yeah, you only have a clean system for a week then...