CD Copying Slowing HDD


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Current Setup:

C: (16 Gb - 5,400 RPM) - Windows' Home

D: (40 Gb - 7,200 RPM)

E: (Traxdata 8/4/32 CD-R)

F: (Creative 52X CD-ROM) - Never Used

Whenever I install a game from a CD drive onto a HDD, it slows the computer down. For example:

If I put a game into E: and install it to C:, drive C: becomes really sluggish at opening programs etc.

Anyone know why this is?

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I would agree... also depending on what O/S you are using, you might check to see if the CD rom drive and harddrive have a large buffer or cache setting. You can try adjusting those.

If you are running low on HDD space, you might want to clean it up too.

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1) What drive are your temp files stored on?

2) What drive is your pagefile on?

I'm asking with fragmentation in mind. Does the same happen if you install them to D:?

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