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Offline ZWarrior

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« on: August 23, 2005, 06:03:27 PM »
You have got to check this utility out.  it will check the transfer speeds of your drives, etc and report any issues it finds!

http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach

I used it to troubleshoot my BF2 problem and fixed the load issues because of it!
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2005, 07:39:44 PM »
Issue....

Fixed??

Naw, it can't be.
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2005, 11:13:09 AM »
my drives seem to be running according to specs  weee
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2005, 01:49:13 PM »
I can't believe how much more snappy the system is now.  Wow!
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2005, 01:38:53 PM »
What exactly did you do?
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2005, 09:33:04 PM »
Changed the transfer mode from PIO (the lowest) to "let the BIOS decide", which resulted in UltraDMA5.  BIIIIIG change in speed.
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Zoë: Shepard, isn't the Bible kind of specific about killing?
Book: Very specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzy around the area of kneecaps.