SWG runs fine on my 2.2ghz AMD desktop.
SWG runs fine on my 1.5ghz Centrino Laptop.
On my desktop, whenever I switch tasks, like go from SWG to web browsing, or from any 'large' program to another, I get a severe amount of delay, apparently from my hard drive spinning to read and load the new files.
The laptop, takes a couple seconds to switch tasks, little to no delays.
What gives?
The primary HDD on my desktop is a 7200rpm, 160gb 8mb cache Maxtor, with 2 partitions. One is the C$, the other is D$, but is 100% empty. I have run windows drive error checker, Maxtors Powermax 4.09 error/HDD diagnostics utility, I have verified DMA is enabled on the IDE busses, and I have verified the cable being used is ATA133, and that the only device on IDE Bus 1 is that hard drive.
Laptop HDD has DMA enabled as well, is a 5400rpm, 60gb drive. Slower, but works better.
Both machines have 1GB of ram. Desktop running XP Pro SP2, Laptop running XP Home SP2.
Switching tasks is the only thing that seems to cause the massive delays. For example, starting SWG probably takes half as long as quitting SWG. 20 seconds or so to start, about 60 seconds to quit and reload the desktop.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm pondering picking up another SATA drive and just doing Raid0 for my C$, but I don't want to if I dont have to.
SWG runs fine on my 1.5ghz Centrino Laptop.
On my desktop, whenever I switch tasks, like go from SWG to web browsing, or from any 'large' program to another, I get a severe amount of delay, apparently from my hard drive spinning to read and load the new files.
The laptop, takes a couple seconds to switch tasks, little to no delays.
What gives?
The primary HDD on my desktop is a 7200rpm, 160gb 8mb cache Maxtor, with 2 partitions. One is the C$, the other is D$, but is 100% empty. I have run windows drive error checker, Maxtors Powermax 4.09 error/HDD diagnostics utility, I have verified DMA is enabled on the IDE busses, and I have verified the cable being used is ATA133, and that the only device on IDE Bus 1 is that hard drive.
Laptop HDD has DMA enabled as well, is a 5400rpm, 60gb drive. Slower, but works better.
Both machines have 1GB of ram. Desktop running XP Pro SP2, Laptop running XP Home SP2.
Switching tasks is the only thing that seems to cause the massive delays. For example, starting SWG probably takes half as long as quitting SWG. 20 seconds or so to start, about 60 seconds to quit and reload the desktop.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm pondering picking up another SATA drive and just doing Raid0 for my C$, but I don't want to if I dont have to.
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