Slow Boot, slow HDD?

[Zolon]

So, I recently started my Laptop up and it took 3 minutes for the windows loginscreen to show up....

That was wenn I decide to look at the S.M.A.R.T readouts and take a quick speedtest.

The S.M.A.R.T readout only showed a value of 8 at C5 (Current Pending Sector Count) and 0 C4

But the speedtest did not look well at all...  Keep in mind, this is only a 5400 rpm HDD, but still:

Just how bad are these numbers? I was thinking about keeping this HDD as a secondary drive in the slimline DVD slot, if I upgrade to an SSD, but will it even be worth it or should I just buy a new one?

[Mr.Reggin]

So, I recently started my Laptop up and it took 3 minutes for the windows loginscreen to show up....

That was wenn I decide to look at the S.M.A.R.T readouts and take a quick speedtest.

The S.M.A.R.T readout only showed a value of 8 at C5 (Current Pending Sector Count) and 0 C4

But the speedtest did not look well at all...  Keep in mind, this is only a 5400 rpm HDD, but still:

Just how bad are these numbers? I was thinking about keeping this HDD as a secondary drive in the slimline DVD slot, if I upgrade to an SSD, but will it even be worth it or should I just buy a new one?

its decent, but I had a slow hdd too, it got slower overtime, took like 3x longer too boot, that and BF4 made me buy a SSD. If you can u could reinstall windows, this may help

[Zolon]

Well, then I will reinstall Windows once my SSD arrives. This install is over 2 years old, so this might be the problem.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Seen worse (7200RPM drive from 6 yrs ago, 30Mb/s Read and Write)

2 Yrs old... Advanced Defrag wouldn't hurt Windows performance (Moving System files to the start of the drive being a tickbox in most defrag options)

 

5400RPM isn't the best thats for sure, even with 75Mb/s its still slow getting you UP TO that speed.

Your using under 200GB drivespace, ever thought of throwing an SSD in there for extra speedyness, or a Hybrid Drive.

[Zolon]

Yes, I have ordered a SSD (Crucial MX100) as well as new ram, since I currently only have 6 Gigs.

[Mr.Reggin]

Yes, I have ordered a SSD (Crucial MX100) as well as new ram, since I currently only have 6 Gigs.

pf why not samsung 840 evo ?

[Zolon]

pf why not samsung 840 evo ?

Because it is 200€ not 150 € for 500 GB

That is why.

[Mr.Reggin]

Because it is 200€ not 150 € for 500 GB

That is why.

the mx costs 177€, but crucial is just some cheap ass, so I wouldnt save my OS on it. Samsung also has so nice feature like disabling useless windows-writes and rapid is also nice

[Zolon]

the mx costs 177€, but crucial is just some cheap ass, so I wouldnt save my OS on it. Samsung also has so nice feature like disabling useless windows-writes and rapid is also nice

Why, because it is slow or unreliable? speed does not realy matter to me, my Laptop only has SATA 2. Reliability on the other hand....

[Mr.Reggin]

Why, because it is slow or unreliable? speed does not realy matter to me, my Laptop only has SATA 2. Reliability on the other hand....

well you wont notice a difference between 3Gb and 6Gb its more about the 4k random reads, which wont be bottlenecked anyways

[Stagea]

Well, then I will reinstall Windows once my SSD arrives. This install is over 2 years old, so this might be the problem.

 

Make sure that you're set to AHCI. It makes a ton of difference, whether you're using an HDD or an SSD.

[OriginalPromise]

I'm using a 5400 RPM spinpoint, about 6 months old, I get around 130MB/s. 

It was still not snappy enough (still lags in games like GTA and Watch dogs where it has to load data constantly), so I got a 840 EVO.

[Zolon]

Make sure that you're set to AHCI. It makes a ton of difference, whether you're using an HDD or an SSD.

I think it is enabled... But I cannot set anything within the bios. It is so bare bones, the only thing I can set is the boot order and time.

[Stagea]

I think it is enabled... But I cannot set anything within the bios. It is so bare bones, the only thing I can set is the boot order and time.

 

I see. It probably is then. It's easy to check under Device Manager anyway.