Re:Multiple Western Digital 5400RPM drives are actually 7200...
by codetrotter on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @07:42AM
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Speaking of seeking, if the data was laid out sequentially on disk, and the computer was not accessing any other files on the disk in question (spinning disks for movies and other data, SSD or m.2 for OS itself), then it would be very silent. But my impression is that a lot of the time we end up with files fragmented more than what is desirable. That's another wish of mine, that I would have a system that would keep this in mind and which would be better tuned to my use. Maybe one day.
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Re:Multiple Western Digital 5400RPM drives are actually 7200...
by kasabali on Thursday September 03, 2020 @06:27AM
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> if the data was laid out sequentially on disk, and the computer was not accessing any other files on the disk in question (spinning disks for movies and other data, SSD or m.2 for OS itself), then it would be very silent
That's not true. Even a spinning sound of a 5400 rpm disk makes quite loud.
Whether you can hear it due to casing or distance is another matter. Most of the time fan noise will make you ignore it. When fan is not spinning I can hear laptop drives clearly.
Re:Multiple Western Digital 5400RPM drives are actually 7200...
by rbinv on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @08:12AM
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Windows had (has?) a defrag tool for this purpose. With SSDs, it's not an issue.
Re:Multiple Western Digital 5400RPM drives are actually 7200...
by srtjstjsj on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:05PM
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Windows 10 had a bug this year where it defragged the SSD (yes) on every boot instead of once a month.
Re:Multiple Western Digital 5400RPM drives are actually 7200...
by 7v3x3n3sem9vv on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:27PM
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Wow first I've heard of this, do you have a source? I'd like to read more about it.