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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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i need a new hard drive as my comp is SLOW... ( i have a 37.2gb, but i have 17.2 free)

is this anygood?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/80GB-Maxtor-Sa...QQcmdZViewItem

how can i tell if its ok for my comp?

cheers!
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Unless you need the storage (which it would seem you dont as you have 17gb spare) then there's not really any point in buying a new HDD.

If your PC's running slow then its in no way the HDD's fault.

I'd suggest doing a clean install of XP and starting again before spending any cash on hardware
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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do a defrag first ...
if that helps then read the post at the top of here to help make it faster ...

also if you are getting a new h/d look at one with more than 2mb cache
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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thanks peeps. gonna Nuke the fooker
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Old Feb 21, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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As already said, it wont be slow because of the hard drive. How much memory do you have?
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