Determining RPM of Hard Drive

[JS]

Look and the make and model number and then go to manufacture's web site for
your current drive's specifications. Chances are a 7200 RPM drive is as fast
or faster than what you currently have. You can also try HD Tune, provides
drive info (does not include RPM info, but will identify Make and Model) and
has an option to test your drive.
http://www.hdtune.com/

JS

 

[cornedbeef007-groups]

Is there a utility that will tell me the RPMs of my hard drive?
I need a new one, and I want to be sure I get one that is faster than
the one I currently have.

Thanks in Advance!

Chaz

Look at the label on the drive, it should be there. If not, look up
the model number on the manufacturer's website.

good luck.

 

[Xaos]

Is there a utility that will tell me the RPMs of my hard drive?
I need a new one, and I want to be sure I get one that is faster than
the one I currently have.

Thanks in Advance!

Chaz

 

[Guest]

Before you go crazy getting a "faster" HD like I did, make sure it would work.

I impulsively bought a faster HD, only to find it not to work, and then told
by HP tech support (I have a Compaq) that I had to get one with the same RPM.

I realized my error, and knew enough that the HD has to match the HD
controller (whcih is built in to the motherboead), and I wasn't in a mood to
do a major upgrade, just to replace a broken HD.

The RPM of the HD is usually on the HD, or if you have the make and model.
the info can be obtained via the manufacturer's WEBsite.

I thought I got a good priced faster HD but wound up paying freight charges
to return the fast HD I bought, plus a restocking fee. I then had to get the
slower one.

 

[Lil' Dave]

Is there a utility that will tell me the RPMs of my hard drive?
I need a new one, and I want to be sure I get one that is faster than the
one I currently have.

Thanks in Advance!

Chaz

The most important factor regarding actual usage regarding hard drive speed
is a specification listed as throughput. RPMs, burst rate and the rest are
immaterial.

--
Dave
Profound is we're here due to a chance arrangement
of chemicals in the ocean billions of years ago.
More profound is we made it to the top of the food
chain per our reasoning abilities.
Most profound is the denial of why we may
be on the way out.

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/28/2007 3:14 PM On a whim, FrankChin pounded out on the keyboard

Before you go crazy getting a "faster" HD like I did, make sure it would work.

I impulsively bought a faster HD, only to find it not to work, and then told
by HP tech support (I have a Compaq) that I had to get one with the same RPM.

I realized my error, and knew enough that the HD has to match the HD
controller (whcih is built in to the motherboead), and I wasn't in a mood to
do a major upgrade, just to replace a broken HD.

The RPM of the HD is usually on the HD, or if you have the make and model.
the info can be obtained via the manufacturer's WEBsite.

I thought I got a good priced faster HD but wound up paying freight charges
to return the fast HD I bought, plus a restocking fee. I then had to get the
slower one.

I have replaced dozens of 5,400 rpm drives with 7,200 rpm drives and
have never run into that, on laptops and workstations. I can't see how
a hd controller would require a specific rpm.

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[AJR]

Unless specs have changed - the controler determines data transfer rates -
not disc speeed.

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/29/2007 12:48 PM On a whim, AJR pounded out on the keyboard

Unless specs have changed - the controler determines data transfer
rates
not disc speeed.

I think the techs at HP got away with making an excuse for a defective
drive...

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[Guest]

I actually got a faster 7,200 RPM drive from "Tiger Direct", not HP, and I
failed to get any movement when I plugged it into the PC. I was going to
replace the broken 5,200 RPM/80 Gig drive with a 7,200RPM/120 Gig drive one.

That's when I call HP support, and the first thing they asked me was the
RPM, and when I said it was 7,200, they immediately told me that was the
problem.

I wound up with a rebuilt 5,200RPM/ 60Gig drive, again from Tiger, costing
me even more, and paying to ship the other one back to boot. But the 5,200
RPM drive started right up.

I don't know whether they even make 5,200 RPM's anymore, and it was over a
year ago, as all the ones being sold new were 7,200RPM.

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/30/2007 8:11 AM On a whim, FrankChin pounded out on the keyboard

I actually got a faster 7,200 RPM drive from "Tiger Direct", not HP, and I
failed to get any movement when I plugged it into the PC. I was going to
replace the broken 5,200 RPM/80 Gig drive with a 7,200RPM/120 Gig drive one.

That's when I call HP support, and the first thing they asked me was the
RPM, and when I said it was 7,200, they immediately told me that was the
problem.

I wound up with a rebuilt 5,200RPM/ 60Gig drive, again from Tiger, costing
me even more, and paying to ship the other one back to boot. But the 5,200
RPM drive started right up.

I don't know whether they even make 5,200 RPM's anymore, and it was over a
year ago, as all the ones being sold new were 7,200RPM.

I can only tell you that there isn't any technology built into hd
controllers that require a certain speed. It doesn't make sense.
Whatever your issue was with the 7,200 rpm drive, it wasn't because it
spun faster than a 5,400 rpm.

I searched HP's site and could find nothing regarding this.

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