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How to defragment a hard drive

2005-11-14, 4:45 PM #1

kyle90

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I've noticed a lot of people on the forums lately complaining about computer slowdowns, so I thought I'd share this very good tutorial about defragging a hard drive. (Just ignore the funny wording like "datamachine" for computer; it's a translation).

http://www.datadocktorn.nu/us_frag1.php

Depending on how fragmented your hard drive was to begin with, this could increase performance by up to 10 or 15 percent! It's definitely worth doing.

I'm not paying to replace your drive if you're stupid enough to actually do this.

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2005-11-14, 4:46 PM #2

Jay

Hey guys, did you hear about Something Awful?

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There are several different species of software to defragment with.

2005-11-14, 4:47 PM #3

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

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Wow. Just wow.

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2005-11-14, 4:52 PM #4

Vegiemaster

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I wish I had a big speaker so I could do this.

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2005-11-14, 7:28 PM #5

Primate

Spoke too soon.

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Quote:

Don't förgett to wash the toothbrush after you're done, data doesn't taste so very good...

Oh man, that's awesome on so many levels...

2005-11-14, 7:37 PM #6

landfish

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...

free(jin);
tofu sucks

2005-11-14, 7:52 PM #7

Zell

Not the senator.r

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Ye olde news, but still funny to reread.

DO NOT WANT.

2005-11-14, 8:47 PM #8

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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How to post in the technology forum.

http://forums.massassi.net/vb3/forumdisplay.php?f=10

(Smart assery meets smart assery!)

2005-11-14, 8:49 PM #9

kyle90

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Originally posted by Rob:

How to post in the technology forum.

http://forums.massassi.net/vb3/forumdisplay.php?f=10

(Smart assery meets smart assery!)

would u guys mind being a little nicer to me... :gbk:

im gonna listen to linkin park now k?

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2005-11-14, 8:55 PM #10

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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Originally posted by kyle90:

would u guys mind being a little nicer to me... :gbk:

im gonna listen to linkin park now k?

YEAH.

We'll I'm going to cry, listen to CoRn and slit my wrists with one of those snap on bracelets. Cause I'm nu-new-wave cool.

2005-11-14, 9:12 PM #11

Zell

Not the senator.r

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Of course, how cool you are all depends on how you kill yourself... :p

DO NOT WANT.

2005-11-14, 9:41 PM #12

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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In the obvservatory with the 220 outlet.

2005-11-15, 10:21 AM #13

Seb

what

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220 couldn't kill a rat if it even tried.

"NAILFACE" - spe

2005-11-15, 11:07 AM #14

kyle90

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This calls for an experiment... I have a 220 outlet, now I just need to find me a rat.

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2005-11-15, 11:30 AM #15

Primate

Spoke too soon.

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I'm sure a small dog would suffice. Or a hamster.

2005-11-15, 1:18 PM #16

kyle90

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How about a squirrel? Those damned things are EVERYWHERE. And they've gotten bold enough that I could probably catch one.

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2005-11-15, 1:24 PM #17

Jep

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Hit Ctrl+B.

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Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless

2005-11-15, 2:22 PM #18

kyle90

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I had no idea that squirrels were so common that there's a keyboard shortcut for catching them. :p

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2005-11-16, 6:06 AM #19

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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Originally posted by Seb:

220 couldn't kill a rat if it even tried.

WELL DUH. You gotta hold it in there for a few minutes.

2005-11-16, 9:39 AM #20

Elana14

Doesn't Want One

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Originally posted by Jepman:

Hit Ctrl+B.

i actully did that... but just to see if it did anything.

Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.

2005-11-16, 2:40 PM #21

Seb

what

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you try holding something on the 220. even if it's the rat :p you'll get knocked back without knowing what hit you. (and since i'm a geek it's technically 240v )

"NAILFACE" - spe

2005-11-16, 2:48 PM #22

ECHOMAN

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Isn't it 240v in Europe but only 120v here (for a common power outlet)?

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2005-11-16, 2:58 PM #23

kyle90

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It all gets pretty complicated; with three-phase you can have 220/240 or something... the difference between 220 and 240 (and 110 and 120) has something to do with RMS, if I remember correctly.

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2005-11-16, 3:00 PM #24

RN2804

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I tried this and now my home computer won't start up.

What did I do wrong?

2005-11-16, 3:28 PM #25

kyle90

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Did you make sure to put the platters back on in the correct order? If the top one isn't right, it won't be able to find the operating system. Just remember to use a marker to label the disks "1", "2", etc. so you know which order they go in.

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