how can I tell how much cache my HD has ?

[Scottie]

how can I tell how much cache my HD has ?

[Roundabout]

The easiest way I can think of is to look it up in the specs sheet on the manufacturer's web site. A quick Google search with the Manufacturer name and model number should answer your question.

Offhand, I don't know of any test you can do on the drive itself to find out how much cache it has, although there may be a way (I've never looked in to it).

[Capmaster]

Ditto the mfg. specs. That's the easiest. If you can't find the model number in Device Manager, a diagnostic app like Sandra might show it.

[xxgriff]

make sure you get the model correct/complete

I replaced my old 40gb harddrive witha Western digital WD120JB w/8m buffer. couple weeks later a friend decided to do the same, and sent me a email to say he got a better deal($12.00 less than i spent). his drive is a WD120BB w/2m.

although i gave him the exact model and a link to the vendor i bought from, he went to pricewatch and only looked at capacity, and price. his drive works fine, but the JB vs BB is a hefty buffer size difference.

and Sandra will show you as well.

[Capmaster]

make sure you get the model correct/complete

I replaced my old 40gb harddrive witha Western digital WD120JB w/8m buffer. couple weeks later a friend decided to do the same, and sent me a email to say he got a better deal($12.00 less than i spent). his drive is a WD120BB w/2m.

although i gave him the exact model and a link to the vendor i bought from, he went to pricewatch and only looked at capacity, and price. his drive works fine, but the JB vs BB is a hefty buffer size difference.

and Sandra will show you as well.

It goes to show you that you can lead a horse to water .......

I would have gladly paid the extra twelve bucks for the larger cache.

[Scottie]

I serached around for my drive and all I can find is 2 drives with the same name and one is 2MB and one is 8 MB I think I got the 2 MB one but I'm still having troubles finding out.

Mine is a

Maxtor 6Y120L0

any any ideas ?

[ViRaL1]

Try this.


http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/?epi_menuItemID=3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346...&downloadID=22

[Scottie]

No Floppy here, thanks anyways

[julio]

i have two maxtor 6Y120PO with 8mb cache the 6Y120LO has 2mb cache

[Scottie]

Thanks thats what I thought, ph well I'm going to have to get something bigger with the 8 MB Cache and give this one to my daughter.