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Mobo slot 1 = bad performance suddenly
When I plug my SATA HD into slot 1 of my PC's mobo (as opposed to slot 2), the following occur:
-boot time doubled -choppy, unresponsive behavior during high-cpu usage -flaky audio in/out -lag during gaming significantly increased -HD benchmarks awful (details and more below); other benchmarks fine Also possibly related: The secondary hard drive stopped functioning properly last weekend (would hear series of faint noises like beep-click); eventually I would hear the platters stop spinning during operation. This hard drive is no longer plugged in. Selected data was lost; scandisk could not help. Passmark performance test showed major differences in the hard drive's performance: Scores for SATA slot 1 / slot 2: -------------------------------- Disk - Sequential Read 3.3 / 46.4 (!) Disk - Sequential Write 3.4 / 47.3 (!) Disk - Random Seek + RW 1.8 / 2.9 Other diagnostics ----------------- Memtest86 - 4 passes with no errors Scandisk - no errors Voltage readings - within range Banging head on case - no results available Pentium 4 CPU (2.4C with hyperthreading) Socket-478 Abit IS7-E with fail-safe settings 1 Gig Ram (4 X 256) Antect 430 W Power Windows XP Pro Dual LCD Monitors 9700 Pro video Any help would be appreciated! |
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