ok, hard drives are one of the slowest computer components. lets see how yours compares. Rankings will be done by read speed and latency tell us model, make and specs including buffer size, interface, RPM, and RAID configuration if applicable. then, post a benchmark using HD Tune 2.55 HD Tune alternate download below is my 2*640GB Western digital cavier array over ICH9r AVERAGE READ SPEED 170.1 mb/s --- xlink 50.5mb/s --- Red Alert LATENCY 11.9ms --- xlink 13.0ms --- Red Alert