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Thanks for the insight. It is appreciated.
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Thanks for the insight. It is appreciated.

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I am trying to determin if a hard disk is slowing down and should be replaced.<br />
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I am using the perfmon to look at disk read/write/queue lengths etc.<br />
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My test involved allowing the computer to boot and go idle. Then ask the machine to stream video or defrag the disk. (I'm looking for something to cause disk activity that can be baselined).<br />
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I am taking a snapshot with perfmon on the counters I am monitoring but the duration is only 1:40min. Is this a rolling average of the last 1:40? Can I change this duration to pull a 5min average?<br />
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Once I have this snapshot I will clone the drive to a new comparable drive and will bench mark again. <br />
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In essence I am looking for a good way to bench mark each drive with perfmon and make a comparison.<br />
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(also this dell system doesn't support smart :()<br />
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Thanks in advance for your input
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I am trying to determin if a hard disk is slowing down and should be replaced.

I am using the perfmon to look at disk read/write/queue lengths etc.

My test involved allowing the computer to boot and go idle. Then ask the machine to stream video or defrag the disk. (I'm looking for something to cause disk activity that can be baselined).

I am taking a snapshot with perfmon on the counters I am monitoring but the duration is only 1:40min. Is this a rolling average of the last 1:40? Can I change this duration to pull a 5min average?

Once I have this snapshot I will clone the drive to a new comparable drive and will bench mark again. 

In essence I am looking for a good way to bench mark each drive with perfmon and make a comparison.

(also this dell system doesn't support smart :()

Thanks in advance for your input

windows perfmon only has duration of 1:40

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.