Posts by Kramy

Quote:Originally Posted by UsedPaperclip Do those Seagates have TLER? Not saying he needs RAID 0 but if he really wants it, he should stay away if thats the case.Nah, from what I've heard they're really dumb and can drop from RAID...

WinDirStat is invaluable for finding out what's wasting space. Skyrim is 1.7GB? No way! It's got to be larger than that!

For your usage you want the new 1TB-platter Seagates. While they are not the fastest drives out there (and not the most reliable), they certainly have the most sequential performance. Here's my 3TB (currently used for Steam...

Quote:Originally Posted by BENSON519 I see your point on the 1 out of 6. I think these sites should also show how many of that product they have sold. If someone has a problem with something of course they are going to let the...

All three of the top options should be acceptable. Grab all three, as I've heard that the latest drivers are a tad buggy, so you may have to try the next oldest one until you find one that works. Downloads with the name "iata_enu.exe"...

Quote:Originally Posted by choc4late Quote:Originally Posted by a!!!!1 The second drive is brand new so there's nothing on it that matters. I tried Minitool last night and it didn't work, it said it had copied successfully but...

Quote:Originally Posted by nleksan Also, the access times would be VASTLY reduced; no, it won't feel like a solid state drive, but it will be very noticeable. I'd expect access times of around 5.5-7.5ms on 2 WD10EZEX short-stroked...

The SMART info for your drive looks fine. It might be a driver issue. What kind of system is it? It probably uses Intel RST, AMD AHCI, or nVidia nForce drivers. Make sure you've installed whichever kind it takes. If you tap F8 while...

Try turning on both tickboxes. It's unlikely to help much, but any help would be good. What about the Device Manager - any exclamation points visible in there? Are you running in AHCI mode, and do you have Intel RST drivers installed?

Open an admin command prompt. Type in: Code: SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1 devmgmt.msc Set it to Show hidden devices from one of the menus. Go into the drives section and completely uninstall all instances of your drive....