XX-Sunny-XX

Hey
Ok basically my 2 x 160GB HDD just died
So i bought a brand new Western Digital 500GB as a replacement
So i run HDTune and the results seem way off
Is this drive defective?



Am i powering it properly?
This is my first time but using one fo these but i am using a Sata power connector that looks like this





Thnx guys

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yutzybrian

That is the correct power connector.

Hmmm.. it shouldn't be transferring that slow but are you noticing a slower bootup or anything running slower?

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XX-Sunny-XX

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yutzybrian

cool refer to my first post, i was editing it right as you posted

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Mygaffer

Was this an OEM drive? You probably have AAM set at the lowest, so it keeps noise down at the price of performance. Go check your AAM setting.

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XX-Sunny-XX

What is AAM
Where is it
And how do i change it?

Thnx + rep for help btw

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Mygaffer

HD Tune will show you AAM settings.

My access times on one of my 640gb drives was like 17ms before I adjusted my AAM settings.

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yutzybrian

I think you need the pro version. My HD Tune has a separate tab for it. The pic of yours does not.

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XX-Sunny-XX

How do i change the AAM settings?

Thnx btw

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Dilyn

I have the same speeds on my WD 500 in HD Tune.

I was wondering why it seemed to low O.o

Thank you Mygaffer.

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