Disk compression is a software tool designed to allow you to save hard disk space.
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It is possible to greatly improve the performance of your hard disks, CD-ROM drives and other IDE devices by simply rearranging how you decide to connect them to the system.
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IDE hard disks are accessed in one of two ways: programmed I/O (PIO) or direct memory access (DMA).
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A feature available on most newer BIOSes is the so-called 32-bit transfer mode.
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Most newer BIOSes support the enabling of block mode, which allows multiple hard disk sectors to be transferred on a single interrupt. This feature is controlled with this BIOS setting.
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There are several relatively simple techniques that you can use to improve hard disk performance significantly.
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Performance factors that are solely a function of the capabilities of the hard disk drive itself are the internal performance factors.
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There are a number of design factors and issues that affect the performance and hence the performance specifications of the hard disk.
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Hard disks are often compared by contrasting their specifications. This is a valid way of attempting to discern whether one hard disk is better than another, though due to the large number of specifications often provided, this can also be somewhat difficult to do while being sure to cover all the bases and perform the analysis in a balanced way.
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There are many issues involved in measuring the performance of hard disk drives.
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