slow hard drive???

[danny_e]

i bought a refurb hard drive for my notebook. when i installing an OS it takes like 2 hours and when i restarted it it just a blank screen. so i went to DOS and make a windows partition. now that i have a partition, why it's to slow to load? i already put a command.com to the hard drive but nothing happen. do have any idea guys plsss. help me here...

 

[Bobo]

A slow RPM?

 

[Cromewell]

almost all notebook drives are 3600RPM (somewhere around that, I don't havethe exact number), SeaGate has a 5400 out.
Is the OS win98?

 

[danny_e]

this one...

Toshiba 30 GB Notebook Hard Drive


General Features:
30 GB formatted capacity
4200 RPM Spindle Speed
Average Seek Time (read): 12 ms
Average Latency: 7.14 ms
2 MB Buffer
UDMA/100 Transfer Rate
IDE Interface
2.5-inch drive
9.5 mm drive height


Notes:
Drive Only
Toshiba Model: MK3018GAS
HDD2169 D ZE01 T
DP/N PH-02M628-26402-285-08GC


what do you think guys? my note book is compaq presario 2700. my OS is XP

 

[funkymonky8u]

hmmm i dont no everything about computers but even my moms 13 year old computer isnt that bad and i think hers is liek a 3600 or somewheer round there everything works on hers like paint and mineseeper!!!!! its great lol jk but a 4200 i dont thing should have ne problems

 

[Praetor]

almost all notebook drives are 3600RPM (somewhere around that, I don't havethe exact number),

4200 although there was a push to raise it to 5400 to improve performance, all the [dang] people wanting tiny and cute laptops forced it back to the 3600 mark.