Curious if anyone can shed some light on this.
I recently upgraded my HDD to a Western Digital Velociraptor 600gb Sata. It has a transfer speed of 6gb/s @ 10,000 rpm and 32mb. So it is a very capable drive in all respects that I can see ( http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_210_212&item_id=030978 .
After installing it, I decided to run my Windows Experience Index again for fun. My old score used to come in at a 5.9 and was previously only dragged down by my old hard drive ( my old scores were 7.6 , 7.5 , 7.9, 7.9, and 5.9 for the hard drive ). After running the score again ... my NEW hard drive is now only scoring a 5.9 still - which I can 't quite understand.
After seeing this 5.9 associated with the new drive, I wondered if my drive was actually as fast as advertised - but I'm not sure if there is a way to test it. Or was it even possible that I got some form of pirated version ( I bought from a reputable retailer - but you never really know I guess ).
Does anyone have any idea why the index would still only show a 5.9? What could the index be looking for that a HDD like this new WD would fall short on ( in Window's eyes )?
Any thoughts appreciated.
I recently upgraded my HDD to a Western Digital Velociraptor 600gb Sata. It has a transfer speed of 6gb/s @ 10,000 rpm and 32mb. So it is a very capable drive in all respects that I can see ( http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_210_212&item_id=030978 .
After installing it, I decided to run my Windows Experience Index again for fun. My old score used to come in at a 5.9 and was previously only dragged down by my old hard drive ( my old scores were 7.6 , 7.5 , 7.9, 7.9, and 5.9 for the hard drive ). After running the score again ... my NEW hard drive is now only scoring a 5.9 still - which I can 't quite understand.
After seeing this 5.9 associated with the new drive, I wondered if my drive was actually as fast as advertised - but I'm not sure if there is a way to test it. Or was it even possible that I got some form of pirated version ( I bought from a reputable retailer - but you never really know I guess ).
Does anyone have any idea why the index would still only show a 5.9? What could the index be looking for that a HDD like this new WD would fall short on ( in Window's eyes )?
Any thoughts appreciated.