mike kwiecinski wrote:
>
> I put this question in a few days ago but didn't receive any response.
> I have a HPpavilion4440 with a 4.3 gig hard drive. Have purchased and installed a Maxtor 20gig.
> Formatted using the Max-Blast software that came with the drive.
> The only thing that i didn't use was the drive interconect cable that came with the unit as i think my internal cable is the same.
> Am finding that the new drive seems to run a lot slower than my original even tho it is rated at 7200rpm.
> Any help would be appreciated .Also upgraded from 64 to 128meg of ram.


   Scattershooting:
   Running WinTune or Norton on both drives could provide comparison
figures. I wouldn't think the MaxBlast software would cause a slowdown,
but I prefer to not use non-DOS software in favor of an upgraded BIOS
that handles larger HDs. Flaky RAM might be a problem, but unlikely. The
cable shouldn't be the problem...the 40-pin cables usually either work
fine or fail completely and I normally leave the older cable in place
myself instead of removing it from the motherboard.

Later,


Russell Smith
Edtech Consultant, Journalist
Region 14 ESC Abilene
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