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New Hard Drive and Windows 7 = slower?
Hello everyone,
I would first like to start off by saying that I do love Windows 7, but I seem to be having some issues with my new internal HDD for my computer. I'll start by giving specs on my computer to give everyone an idea what I'm dealing with here.
Custom PC:
MainBoard: MS-7388
Processor: AMD Phenom x4 9750 (2.4GHz)
RAM: 8GB DDR2
Video: ATI Radeon HD 4890 (1GB GDDR5)
Sound: Onboard Realtek HD Audio
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (7200rpm, 32mb cache, SATA, 3GB/s Transfer)
Last Defragment: 11/09/09
Last Backup: 11/10/09
Prior to installing the WD Black, my computer was running a Samsung SP2014N (7200rpm, 200GB, 8MB cache, IDE). While using Windows 7, this HD was very fast at accessing information, but transfer rates seemed low (in my opinion), and I needed much more space since my External HD was crashing.
After careful consideration, I purchased the new WD Black. Brought it home, connected the new HD, installed Win7, updating all drivers and even updating the BIOS as of yesterday. This new HDD seems slower than my old one, and I cannot seem to find a way to speed it up.
In BIOS, I have to run the new HDD through IDE settings for it accept it, but the primary and secondary IDE controllers are still showing with nothing running in their place. This also transfers over to Device Manager, where the new HDD shows up under the IDE/ATA/ATAPI Controllers as "ATA Channel 1", with DMA checked under advanced settings.
All Drivers have been updated prior to checking in here. I know I am not getting anywhere near the 3GB/s transfer rates that WD claims this drive will perform up to.
If anyone out there has any suggestions at all, I would love to hear from you. I'm just running out of ideas...
Thanks!
-Michael