Dear all,

I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one harddisk to
another.
How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?

Thanks

"ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
> I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
> I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one harddisk to
> another.
> How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?
>
> Thanks
Are they on the same channel?? Processor?? RAM?? Bad cables??
It takes less than twenty minutes for me to back up seven gigs of data to
a USB hardrive.

They are on the same ide cable
My CPU is Celeron 2.4G, with 256MB RAM
I assume no problem with the flat cable.


"BBUNNY" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
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> "ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
> > I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one harddisk
to
> > another.
> > How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?
> >
> > Thanks
> Are they on the same channel?? Processor?? RAM?? Bad cables??
> It takes less than twenty minutes for me to back up seven gigs of data to
> a USB hardrive.
>
>

Sounds like one of them may have a problem. Try benchmarking them with HD
Tach, SiSoft or whatever and see if their figures are within operating spec.

The is no problem. What everyone forgets is that the IDE channels are not
truely made to be multi-tasking. Since both hard drives are on the same
cable, all READS must stop before any WRITES can occur. It would have been
faster if the hard drives were on two different IDE cables.


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> Sounds like one of them may have a problem. Try benchmarking them with HD
> Tach, SiSoft or whatever and see if their figures are within operating
> spec.
>
>

"ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
> I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
> I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one
> harddisk to
> another.
> How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?


What happens if you disable the on-access scanner for your anti-virus
software?

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It took 9 hours to copy another 65GB data last night.
I'll try again by using your method tonight, thanks~



"Yves Leclerc" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D
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> The is no problem. What everyone forgets is that the IDE channels are not
> truely made to be multi-tasking. Since both hard drives are on the same
> cable, all READS must stop before any WRITES can occur. It would have
been
> faster if the hard drives were on two different IDE cables.
>
>
> "####" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Sounds like one of them may have a problem. Try benchmarking them with
HD
> > Tach, SiSoft or whatever and see if their figures are within operating
> > spec.
> >
> >
>
>

I'm using Norton Antivirus, if I disable this, I have to let my PC off line
before copying.
but it's impractible.


"Vanguard" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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> "ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
> > I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one
> > harddisk to
> > another.
> > How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?
>
>
> What happens if you disable the on-access scanner for your anti-virus
> software?
>
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"ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm using Norton Antivirus, if I disable this, I have to let my PC off
> line
> before copying.
> but it's impractible.
>
>
> "Vanguard" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ???????:gf6dneeFhve9yZffRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
>> > I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one
>> > harddisk to
>> > another.
>> > How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?
>>
>>
>> What happens if you disable the on-access scanner for your anti-virus
>> software?


You are copying 5GB of files all the time from one drive to the other?
Then which computer do YOU use in the meantime while the computer's bus
is occupied with all that traffic?

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One PC sales rep said once that you really only need AV protection while
downloading email (and downloading anything from the net I would suppose).
This was a few years ago possible in the days when dialup was the only
option to the masses, so take it with a grain of salt. Opinions from the
techi guru's out there?...

Mine is always on except when installing software.

"ims", disabling NAV is quick and easy as long as the icon is visible in the
task bar notification area. Rt Click the NAV icon and select disable/enable
from the scroll menu.

r.




"Vanguard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> I'm using Norton Antivirus, if I disable this, I have to let my PC off
>> line
>> before copying.
>> but it's impractible.
>>
>>
>> "Vanguard" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> ???????:gf6dneeFhve9yZffRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "ims" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > Dear all,
>>> >
>>> > I have got 2 Segate Harddisks in my WIndows XP PC,
>>> > I find it take about 90 minutes for me to 5GB of data from one
>>> > harddisk to
>>> > another.
>>> > How can I configure my Windows to let the copy speed fater?
>>>
>>>
>>> What happens if you disable the on-access scanner for your anti-virus
>>> software?
>
>
> You are copying 5GB of files all the time from one drive to the other?
> Then which computer do YOU use in the meantime while the computer's bus is
> occupied with all that traffic?
>
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