Hard Disk Drive and Processor Performance

I am thinking into replacing my current OEM Fujitsu 40GB (4200 RPM) with a new HDD (Hitachi 100GB, 7200 RPM). I am wondering if it will help to decrease the processor usage? or it'll cause the processor to do more job because of the 7200 might add more heat to the TiBook? Are they relevant anyway? Sorry about my english. Thanks!

Hi, Chris. A new hard drive will have no effect on how hard or how much your processor has to work, unless your old drive is so overly full that the OS must struggle to find free space on the drive for its own temporary files, and has to keep reading, writing and removing things to make room for other things. In that case, a larger drive will give the OS more room and the processor won't have to work quite as hard. A 7200 RPM drive will speed up all disk-intensive processes, though, and that should be a nice improvement for you.

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Hi all,
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I have a Hp Pavilion g4-1016dx system, I have ran the system check and get a quick check Hard Disk 1 303 message. I realize my hard disk is going out, my system did not come with a recovery disk upon purchase. Is there any way of downloading the recovery system to disk or a USB drive from a different computer? Also, I was told the hard disk is not completely shot, I had just downloaded pictures and other items the day before the HDD failure, is there any way to salvage these myself without having to pay someone $$$ to recover these items?
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First, regarding your existing files, try the following.
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An example of a COA Label can be seen Here.
Also, if possible, back-up the swsetup folder that can be found at the root of your C drive on your failing HDD.
You can create a Windows 7 installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the correct Disc Image ( this must be the same version that originally came with your notebook - this is listed as Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit ) from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source ( Digital River ).
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Dismount multiple external hard disk drives

I have multiple external hard disk drives and was wondering what the command line is that will dismount all of these at once? Note that there is also one external DVD unit as well which I would not want to dismount.
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diskutil unmount "/path/to/disk";diskutil unmount "/path/to/disk";diskutil unmount "/path/to/disk"
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As far as a noticed in some other answers, I shoul replace the hard-disk for sure.
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This issue could be due to Application or driver conflicts, virus issues, file corruptions due to incompatible applications, improper shutdowns, update failures due to conflicts, sudden power surges, if notebook is dropped etc..
HP will provide a replacement Hard Disk Drive if the Notebook warranty is Active, If not you need buy a SATA Hard Disk Drive from a retail shop nearby
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Step 02. Press and hold the Power button for more than 30 Seconds
Step 03. Plug in the AC/Power Adapter (leave the Battery out for now)
Step 04. Press the Power button and check if the Unit works normal
If the above mentioned steps does not help, then you can try reseating the Hard Drive on your Notebook
If the issue persists again please Contact HP if your HP Notebook is under warranty, HP would replace the Hard Disk Drive and provide you a Recovery media to restore factory operating system after replacement (if you've not yet created Recovery Discs/USB Media)
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http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Data-from-the-Hard-Drive-of-a-Dead-Laptop
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How can I optimize my hard disk drive usage and performance in Windows 8 or Windows 7?

QuestionHow can I optimize my hard disk drive usage and performance in Windows 8 or Windows 7?
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QuestionHow can I optimize my hard disk drive usage and performance in Windows 8 or Windows 7?
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Use Toshiba HDD Protection
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For more information on this utility, see the following article:
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Optimize the drive
Windows 8 and Windows 7 optimize hard disk drives automatically through a process called defragmentation. Unless you've disabled this, you don't need to do anything. If you have disabled this and want to run the process, you can still do so.
In Windows 8, search for "Defrag" at the Windows Start screen and select "Defragment and optimize your drives."
In Windows 7, search for "Defrag" in the Start Menu's search field and select "Disk defragmenter."
You can use this tool to optimize your hard disk drives, allowing Windows to find needed files faster.
Remove items from startup
Some applications run automatically when Windows starts. This can add additional functionality, but it also decreases the performance of your computer. Sometimes you might want to disable certain programs from starting automatically.
In Windows 8, search for "Task Manager" at the Start screen. Select the "Startup" tab. Select an application you'd like to disable from starting automatically and then click the "Disable" button in the lower-right.
In Windows 7, type "msconfig" in the Start Menu's search field and press ENTER. Uncheck the boxes next to applications you'd like to disable from starting automatically.
You should be sure of the purpose of an application before disabling it from starting automatically. Some applications might be important. If in doubt, you might consider searching on the Web to discover more information about a program. Remember that if you find that you disabled something vital, you can always re-enable it.
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