i'm no expert on the subject, but is it actually better to scan in order? doesn't where the data is on the hard disk matter more? defrag status? etc...
my understanding of the physics of hard drives is that the data is spread out over the disk in a non-linear manner, and so scanning in a non-linear way is actually more efficient for reading. i think this is done on purpose and newer windows even arranges data over time purposely in a non-linear way based on data usage, (it tracks it), so that access times are optimized. i find jims results to be totally confusing however, b/c when i watch a scan progress it seems to be in a completely linear order, is this false reporting? -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.4.2b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69223 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
