Storage Tips

  • You can use Windows™ "Perfmon" to monitor disk performance.
  • Moving your Internet Explorer temp folder to a RAMDisk can speed up your web browsing.
  • Using a RAMDisk for temporary internet files can improve privacy.
  • Windows™ Vista™ has built-in support for solid state disks.
  • ReadyBoost™ can improve your Vista boot times significantly.
  • Not all flash disks are created equal. Check the performance specs before you buy one.
  • Vista™ will automatically test flash disks for use with ReadyBoost™. Many flash disks are not fast enough.
  • Random mechanical disk I/O is 30,000,000 times slower than processor I/O.
  • Mechanical disks can handle around 100 I/O's per second.
  • The more fragmented a mechanical disk becomes, the lower the performance.
  • Random I/O occurs most often during: Database searches, Virus scanning, Web browsing, and loading programs, including the OS!
  • Be sure to check the "learn about solid state disks" link to understand the differences between sequential and random I/O.
  • Seek time and rotational latency are the biggest bottleneck in mechanical disk access times. Solid state disks have zero seek time and zero rotational latency.
  • In addition to working with ReadyBoost™, The Rocket Drive™ Micro works with Linux and Mac OS(X) as a regular high-speed flash drive.
  • You can easily add a Cenatek desktop adaptor to get Rocket Drive Micro performance gains on your Vista™ desktop.