Four blue LEDs indicate the cloning process. The LEDs blink when partially complete of each segment and stay solidly lit when the segment of the cloning process is complete. The cloning button has a feature to prevent accidental cloning. This is an important feature because once the cloning starts it will start to invalidate data on the target drive.
Also, the source drive is always drive A, in back, and the destination drive is always drive B, in front. The dock is also compatible with USB 2. The lower USB standards do take a performance hit, and if you are using this on a Windows XP system you cannot access a drive larger than the first 2 TB. The operating systems that the docking station is compatible with support the operation of the docking station without requiring additional software.
Certain systems may require software to access the drives. But being able to use my phone to access a SATA drive is something i never thought would be so easy. Even though the docking station only has two physical bays, all of the partitions will show up in order that they are discovered under the ASMPM device. If the unit is not attached to a computer the device can perform a bit-by-bit clone from one drive to the next. Note that this will also copy all bad sectors too. The drive copy rate is also limited to the slowest rate of the two drives being cloned.
This is a limitation of the drives though, not the docking station. The Alxum SATA hard drive docking station is a simple device that performs a specific function exactly as it should. It pretty much fits the definition of a perfect gadget.
If you have SATA drives that you would like to use on your very think laptop, phone or game console, then pick up an Alxum SATA hard drive docking station and start using them. Your email address will not be published. With that said, S. Just don't rely completely on it! Back up your data on a NAS or an external drive! Please note that even if you do not use any S. In the past, we recommended disabling HDD S.
Capability for better overall performance, but this is no longer significant due to the much higher performance of current hard disk drives. When you enable HDD S.
However, such a feature has very limited utility as it can only tell you the status of the hard disk drive at boot-up. Therefore, it is still recommended that you enable HDD S. Capability and use a proper S. To disable Windows indexing:. Click Start, then computer; 2. Left click on Properties; 4. I was going to wait and shut all useless services down at once but, he is right and, this does pertain strictly to this so….
Click on Services tab and find Windows Search 3. Its funny eh, a feature that is supposed to speed up searching that is one of the worst reasons for system slowdown. Disable Excess Windows Processes at Boot! Im going to give a bit of a background to this as it is probably the one tweak that can really screw anyone up if they make the wrong move. I think its better to walk through slowly and make sure we are all clear then to jump into and have someone go into a panic if they do something wrong.
Windows Vista starts somewhere just short of a hundred processes running each and every time you boot into Vista, many of these being unneeded. Their are four options that describe how each process is started, these being manual start , automatic, automatic delayed and disabled. Having said that, you dont want to disable something your not sure of, it could prevent you from getting into Vista again. Trebuin has been kind enough to make a chart of very safe changes we can make in Vista.
It is here: Trebuin Safe Process Changes I would suggest you start with his values as they are proven. There…I have taught you just enough to really hurt yourself lol and a good acrobat has a safety net just in case so…. A safe idea would be to actually copy and save the bat file that applies to you, on a disk, so you can get to it if you need it.
For those wanting to venture even further, I am going to promote a site www. I have personally used his choice settings without a problem. Blackviper Service Configurations. Turn Off Unused Windows Features. Briefly RDC monitors changes in files in order to transfer them with minimum compression over a network, thus eliminating the transfer of an entire file which has been already moved.
This checking and rechecking can hinder system performance. I choose to leave tablet PC as it enables a little feature called Snipping Tool which I absolutely love. In anycase, the tweak is as follows:. Oh and if you want to be real smart, DFS Replication duplicates files for use among multiple PCs in a network and keeps them in sync. Its not very useful on a stand alone. For the rest, lucky you!! You can literally add memory to your system by popping in a USB storage drive and enabling ReadyBoost on that drive.
For systems with limited RAM, Vista has a file on the hard drive called pagefile. When it gets low on ram, it uses pagefile to store and retrieve files accessed most often. If you can imagine, this results in a huge performance drop as accessing the hard drive for ram is exactly what we do not want to do. Vista now enables us to pop in a USB drive and create a disk cache through the added memory which in some systems can be a huge step up, especially when 2Gb storage drives are so common now.
First, if your going to buy a drive, it has to have the following specifications:. It must be USB 2. It must be at least 64mb in size; and 3.
It must be able to read at 3. Next… How do we do it??? Plug in the USB storage drive; 2. If the drive is compatible there will be a tab for ReadyBoost, click on it; 4. Now, there is no need for restarting the system and the effects occur instantaneously.
It is nice to know that when you restart with this drive again, it automatically defaults to ReadyBoost again. I would expect those running Vista with mb will see a huge difference by sticking a 2Gb drive in performance where those with 1Gb will still visibly see the difference. Wanna learn more about ReadyBoost or any other new windows feature for that fact??? Just Click on the word!! This tweak speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enabling write caching.
There is a danger to this, if you have no backup power supply, as a loss of power would result in loss of any information within the cache at the time of the outage. To enable write caching:.
Click on Hardware and double click on your hard drive; 3. You may be able to check it off but when you exit and return, its unchecked again. Thats just the way it presently works. NVidia Drivers only. To start, I know that some of you are going to read this and realize you never had a clue that you should update your video drivers!! To a great extent, if the driver you are using works for you, why stick a fly in the ointment right?
For many however, video driver updates can, not only improve upon performance but also, fix problems associated with the older drivers in use.
You need to read the driver information to, not only ensure it is compatible with your graphics adapter, but also to recognize that the updates and fixes will help you in some way. Many of the most recent fixes have this little issue solved which has been recognized in so many trouble posts here at NBR:.
If you are using Vista as a 32Bit environment, select it. Also, if you have updated previously, the latest and greatest drivers are listed on the right. As far as updating simply find the latest driver and double click on the exact file number you want. It is in the version column. This will bring you to the screen where you can verify all the information I mentioned above. Now, once in this screen, I want you to click on the driver as well as modded inf.
Download them both to the same location on your computer; the desktop is simplest. Look at that…there is even a quickstart guide to help you along if your hesitant or unsure!!! You can browse this and even look through the pictures for reference but PLEASE…follow my directions exactly to ensure this works for you. Next double click on the downloaded driver file to extract it. It will create a folder with tons of files in it. Once thats done, I need you to click on the modded inf file, hold the clicker down, and drag that file into the new folder.
Thats it!! Restart your system and enjoy. As for cleanup, you can now delete the original compressed file, any modded inf file still there, as well as the newly extracted folder that was created. They are all no longer of any use. Change your Power Setting. Have you ever wondered why sometimes your system runs very slow, expecially after plug in from battery power with Vista??? To help you in controlling performance and battery power, Vista has a new option that lets you decide at what level you want your system to perform.
It as easy as that. Yes…I know… this is really a cheat tweak that many know already but, its really a reminder for all that will be a performance increase at some point. How many times have we wondered why our system was running slow only to go into the power option and see that we are still on power saver mode?
Now… on to the real tweak!!!!! Dum Dum Dum Dum du Dum. Enable or Disable Vista Aero. Vista uses up alot of resources to allow it to look great, some of which slow the system down just for the visual effect. This, along with others I will cover shortly, results in a performance increase because, each time you click on new windows, that window has to be rendered as the system is set up. Change your Vista Colour Scheme. We can actually carry this a step further. Here, you will find that you can adjust your colour scheme which results in a less demanding appearance.
One can see this by simply clicking on the menu selection. Play around and make the system your own and how you want it. Adjust Vista Visual Effects. Now, lets get to the meat and gravy shall we? Here you can play around with each and every little setting that you choose to make your system speedier and more in tune with what you want.
Want an example? This can be particularly obvious with systems with lesser memory and no graphics card. Life is great! Remove that Annoying Security Center Notification!! Well, for all those who fall into this category, your gonna chuckle at the simplicity of it.
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