Ultra DMA133 true speed with Windows XP

[wooly.bully]

I have just tested my harddrive using the Windows XP drive speed test
and wonder if I'm getting my money's worth.

For those that don't know where the speed test it's at.

My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI
Controllers/NVIDIA nForce3 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6)/Primary
Channel/Speed Test

Results were

Theoretical Speed 133.3Meg
Burst Speed 106.5Meg
Substained Speed 59.6Meg

I have one (Maxtor) 6Y080P0 on the Primary Master (PM) side of the
controller and the Primary Slave (PS) is empty. OS is Windows XP with
latest updates. System says the drive is in Ultra DMA 6 - Ultra133
transfer mode and write cache is enabled. Motherboard is Shuttle AN50R
with a AMD 3000+ 64 processor.
Are these typical speeds? Seems like the substained speed ought to be
much more.

 

[wooly.bully]

I have just tested my harddrive using the Windows XP drive speed test
and wonder if I'm getting my money's worth.

For those that don't know where the speed test it's at.

My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI
Controllers/NVIDIA nForce3 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6)/Primary
Channel/Speed Test

Results were

Theoretical Speed 133.3Meg
Burst Speed 106.5Meg
Substained Speed 59.6Meg

I have one (Maxtor) 6Y080P0 on the Primary Master (PM) side of the
controller and the Primary Slave (PS) is empty. OS is Windows XP with
latest updates. System says the drive is in Ultra DMA 6 - Ultra133
transfer mode and write cache is enabled. Motherboard is Shuttle AN50R
with a AMD 3000+ 64 processor.
Are these typical speeds? Seems like the substained speed ought to be
much more.

Sorry about posting this message in the wrong group.

 

[Bob I]

The sustained speed is due to the drive hardware. Burst is what the
drive cache can send to the PC.

 

[Colon Terminus]

The disk speed looks about right for your Maxtor disk, don't fret over it.