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  2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Upgrade to an SSD: Replace your traditional hard drive with a solid-state drive (SSD) for faster boot times, quicker application launches and overall snappier performance.

  3. ReadyBoost - Wikipedia

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    The core idea of ReadyBoost is that a flash memory (e.g. a USB flash drive or an SSD) has a much faster seek time than a typical magnetic hard disk (less than 1 ms), allowing it to satisfy requests faster than reading files from the hard disk. It also leverages the inherent advantage of two parallel sources from which to read data, whereas ...

  4. Device configuration overlay - Wikipedia

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    Device configuration overlay (DCO) is a hidden area on many of today's hard disk drives (HDDs). Usually when information is stored in either the DCO or host protected area (HPA), it is not accessible by the BIOS (or UEFI), OS, or the user. However, certain tools can be used to modify the HPA or DCO.

  5. Hard disk drive performance characteristics - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk head on an access arm resting on a hard disk platter. The access time or response time of a rotating drive is a measure of the time it takes before the drive can actually transfer data. The factors that control this time on a rotating drive are mostly related to the mechanical nature of the rotating disks and moving heads. It is ...

  6. Cache Acceleration Software - Wikipedia

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    A cached copy of recently used data from slower storage is kept in faster SSD storage to improve I/O performance. [1] CAS entered Intel's product line as the result of Intel's August 2012 acquisition of a Canadian start-up company Nevex Virtual Technologies; [ 2 ] Intel re-branded Nevex CacheWorks product to CAS with the release of version 2.0 ...

  7. Aggressive Link Power Management - Wikipedia

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    When enabled via the AHCI controller, this allows the SATA host bus adapter to enter a low-power state during periods of inactivity, thus saving energy. The drawback to this is increased periodic latency as the drive must be re-activated and brought back on-line before it can be used, and this will often appear as a delay to the end-user.

  8. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology - Wikipedia

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    Hard disk and other storage drives are subject to failures (see hard disk drive failure) which can be classified into two basic classes: Predictable failures which result from slow processes such as mechanical wear and gradual degradation of storage surfaces. Monitoring can determine when such failures are becoming more likely.

  9. Intel Rapid Storage Technology - Wikipedia

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    Up to version 4 it is included on Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition, [2] between versions 5 and 8.9 it is included on Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM), since version 9 it is included on Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) preferring the driver modes to be named RST AHCI and RST AHCI RAID instead of Matrix RAID.