will terabyte slow computer?

I installed a terabyte slave into my xp computer & it is slower than before. I've gotten conflicting info that says it's the TB that's doing it & other info that says it's a software problem. Anybody know, & how would I make it faster?

Thank you,
Shirley

 

Hi Shirley,

What is the make/model of both drives (master and slave)?

 

Samsung HD080HJ/P is the main drive & the slave is Seagate Barracuda 7200.11

Shirley

 

OK, both are SATA drives so no master/slave settings. Sorry Shirley I have no experience with SATA but hopefully someone else will assist.

Only advice I can give is you make sure you're running the latest drivers.

 

Thanks for trying

Shirley

 

The drivers you need will be the SATA Controller drivers, they should come bundled with the chipset drivers. To find them, go to the system manufacturer's website (like Dell, HP, Gateway, Sony, etc) or the motherboard manufacturer's website if it is not a branded computer. Make a note of where your drivers can be found for future reference.

Sometimes you might need to go into the BIOS/Startup settings to check that the drive is being identified correctly. Some BIOSes have a (sub)menu "Autodetect hard disk drive ".

If the drive has two power connections, check the installation instructions, because you should only need to connect one type or the other.

I suggest you use DiscWizard to set up the drive.
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard
It should also tell you if it finds any problems with it.

Matt

 

Since you started with the original system drive which was a SATA drive, no new drivers are required for the additional drive which is also SATA - they are already installed.

You may find some relief by checking your settings re: Indexing or Smart Drive diagnostics which would be running continously if enabled. You may also have software installed that is performing a similar function of continually searching and cataloging certain file types or images - eg Kodak, HP, Corel etc.

For what its worth, I have as many as 8 hard drives in a single machine and suffer from no performance hits because of this. I'd suggest you take another look at everything you have running with particular focus on scanning, indexing and cataloging functions, including your AV software and any resident Anti Malware applications.