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August 2nd, 2011 17:00
HDD rotational speed
Does anyone check your HDD rotational speed? Mine D430 had been used for almost 3 years. Recently I had installed a few program (Adia64 and Hard disk Sentinel) and both shows my Samsung HDD running at only 3600RPM. It suppose to run at 5600RPM. Is my HDD faulty or am i missing something??
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vchee
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August 2nd, 2011 17:00
Here is another one: http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3518/4062.aida64_5F00_D430_5F00_.TIF
vchee
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August 2nd, 2011 17:00
Does it mean that I can ask for a change or replacement?
ejn63
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August 2nd, 2011 17:00
These are basically hard drives designed for MP3 players like older iPods - they're not performance drives. Chances are it has adaptable spindle speeds -- in fact many drives now do (especially the "green" drives).
vchee
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August 2nd, 2011 17:00
Here is the image:http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3518/4380.hard-disk-sentinel_5F00_D430_5F00_a.TIF
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August 2nd, 2011 18:00
If you mean you bought the drive on the premise of it being a 5400 rpm unit, ask the seller. If you mean it came with the system - no way; this is a 4-5+ year old computer.
There aren't many of these drives left on the market - Toshiba and Samsung are the sole manufacturers (and since Seagate is taking over Samsung's drive business, those may disappear as well).
There's just little market for these - the market will totally disappear the day Apple stops making hard-drive based iPods.
vchee
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August 2nd, 2011 19:00
I bought this directly from Dell via website at 2008 year end. The invoice stated it is a 5600rpm HDD. I had send an email but no reply from them, almost a week. My 3 years warranty ending soon.