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Discussion in 'Other Off Topic Forum' started by mjgermane, Jan 20, 2004.

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  1. mjgermane

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    #1 mjgermane, Jan 20, 2004
    I tried to find the specs of my laptop hdd, and then I tried to find a utility to measure the rpm. I thought I would see if anyone on here has any suggestions before I take the hdd out and look at it. Thanks
     
  2. rudy

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    #2 rudy, Jan 20, 2004
    Paint a little dot on the platter edge and count how many times it goes around in a second.
     
  3. mjgermane

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    #3 mjgermane, Jan 20, 2004

    Will you come do it for me?
     
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    #4 134282, Jan 20, 2004
    LOL...!
     
  5. rudy

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    #5 rudy, Jan 20, 2004
    No. I get lost after I count to 10. Sorry.
     
  6. MarkPDX

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    #6 MarkPDX, Jan 20, 2004
    What's wrong with your feet?
     
  7. androza

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    #7 androza, Jan 20, 2004
    He's wearing shoes.
     
  8. rudy

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    #8 rudy, Jan 20, 2004
    I happen to have lost my feet in the Civil War. Now do you feel bad?
     
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    You didn't get a take-home prize of prosthetic toes or anything...? Geez, they really short-changed you on that one...
     
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    Someone here has eleven feet?
     
  11. tvrfreak

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    #11 tvrfreak, Jan 20, 2004
    Use the perfmon utility--you still have to back into it, but it can be done.

    Alternatively, open up the laptop, get the hard disk details, and look it up on the manufacturer's website.

    You might even be able to find out what kind of disk you have through device manager. But you might just be using a generic driver, not one specifically for your disk.
     
  12. Billy10mm

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    #12 Billy10mm, Jan 20, 2004
    I actually feel dumber since I've finished reading this thread.

    Bill in Brooklyn
     
  13. Schatten

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    #13 Schatten, Jan 20, 2004
    System Properties - Device Manager - Disk Drives - type in the hdd specs in google and see what comes up. As for mine, on this particular latitude CPi... IBM-DBCA-206480 - and putting it in google

    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=IBM%2DDBCA%2D206480

    brings up the following... eh...

    first result:
    IBM IBM DBCA-206480 6,4GB 12/512/4200 9,5mm - billig bestellen ... - [ Translate this page ]
    IBM IBM DBCA-206480 6,4GB 12/512/4200 9,5mm billig preiswert günstig
    bestellen Shop Versand. IBM IBM DBCA-206480 6,4GB 12/512/4200 ...

    eh... 4200RPM's! ack!
     
  14. mjgermane

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    #14 mjgermane, Jan 20, 2004
    Thanks, my hdd also is only 4200 rpm.
     
  15. rudy

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    #15 rudy, Jan 20, 2004
    Must be a diesel.
     

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