I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will go
well with the install!

Will do - great drive.

--
Byron Hinson
ActiveWin Windows Site: [url]http://www.activewin.com[/url]


"Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will go
> well with the install!
>
>[/color]

what did you pay? i have a Seagate Cheetah drive (15,000 rpm) AND an Adaptec
Ultra320 SCSI card for sale. this is the same config im running Vista on now
and my harddrive scores a 6.1 (highest ive ever seen) ill give you the ebay
link if interested



"Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will go
> well with the install!
>
>[/color]

I paid UKP £55 for the drive. If your stuff's for sale in the US, I expect
shipping alone would be more than that!
Thanks anyway


"Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
news:8FEECE91-4E9F-4D6E-8D26-F2DEEC60A7AA@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> what did you pay? i have a Seagate Cheetah drive (15,000 rpm) AND an
> Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI card for sale. this is the same config im running
> Vista on now and my harddrive scores a 6.1 (highest ive ever seen) ill
> give you the ebay link if interested
>
>
>
> "Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=green]
>> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
>> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will
>> go well with the install!
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.

--
Alexander Suhovey

"Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
news:8FEECE91-4E9F-4D6E-8D26-F2DEEC60A7AA@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> what did you pay? i have a Seagate Cheetah drive (15,000 rpm) AND an
> Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI card for sale. this is the same config im running
> Vista on now and my harddrive scores a 6.1 (highest ive ever seen) ill
> give you the ebay link if interested
>
>
>
> "Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=green]
>> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
>> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will
>> go well with the install!
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

bug?


"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
> news:8FEECE91-4E9F-4D6E-8D26-F2DEEC60A7AA@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> what did you pay? i have a Seagate Cheetah drive (15,000 rpm) AND an
>> Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI card for sale. this is the same config im running
>> Vista on now and my harddrive scores a 6.1 (highest ive ever seen) ill
>> give you the ebay link if interested
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=darkred]
>>> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
>>> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will
>>> go well with the install!
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

interesting.... i found several people questioning their above 5.9 scores.
wonder if 5.9 really is supposed to be a limit and we have found a bug, or
if there IS no 5.9 limit.... my RAID5 SATA drive gets a 5.9.... SCSI Cheetah
gets a 6.1. now i wont sleep! LOL




"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
> news:8FEECE91-4E9F-4D6E-8D26-F2DEEC60A7AA@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> what did you pay? i have a Seagate Cheetah drive (15,000 rpm) AND an
>> Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI card for sale. this is the same config im running
>> Vista on now and my harddrive scores a 6.1 (highest ive ever seen) ill
>> give you the ebay link if interested
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:6DLsh.70325$Qa6.27395@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...[color=darkred]
>>> I've ordered a Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA drive for installing Vista
>>> Ultimate on next week. Nice model, with 16MB buffer. Hopefully all will
>>> go well with the install!
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message[color=blue]
> news:F79F3AD4-8BE8-4D4F-931A-DA817F3173AB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> interesting.... i found several people questioning their above 5.9
>> scores. wonder if 5.9 really is supposed to be a limit and we have
>> found a bug, or if there IS no 5.9 limit.... my RAID5 SATA drive gets
>> a 5.9.... SCSI Cheetah gets a 6.1. now i wont sleep! LOL[/color][/color]



Post a screenshot of Device Manager and the WEI scores, please.

ss.

> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message[color=blue]
> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
> >[/color][/color]


5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
employee on IRC.

ss.

perhaps he was wrong... i talk to "microsoft employees" all the time that
have bad info.
im not the only one reporting this oddity. i just need to know the bottom
line... is this a false score or not?



"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
news:%23QY4uFYPHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue][color=green]
>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>> >[/color][/color]
>
>
> 5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
> employee on IRC.
>
> ss.[/color]

False, there is no such available score. I guess you weren't able to
provide the requested screenshot? Eh, wont mater anyway as it's nothing
more then an XML file that can be altered to show anything you want.

If the score is to be trusted then it's a bug.



"Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
news:3C0CC63C-4269-4900-AF08-2B5CC096128B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> perhaps he was wrong... i talk to "microsoft employees" all the time that
> have bad info.
> im not the only one reporting this oddity. i just need to know the bottom
> line... is this a false score or not?
>
>
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QY4uFYPHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>>> >[/color]
>>
>>
>> 5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
>> employee on IRC.
>>
>> ss.[/color]
>[/color]

Wrong Justin you have been misinformed.


"Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
news:uQMpvklPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> False, there is no such available score. I guess you weren't able to
> provide the requested screenshot? Eh, wont mater anyway as it's nothing
> more then an XML file that can be altered to show anything you want.
>
> If the score is to be trusted then it's a bug.
>
>
>
> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
> news:3C0CC63C-4269-4900-AF08-2B5CC096128B@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> perhaps he was wrong... i talk to "microsoft employees" all the time that
>> have bad info.
>> im not the only one reporting this oddity. i just need to know the bottom
>> line... is this a false score or not?
>>
>>
>>
>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>> message news:%23QY4uFYPHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> 5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
>>> employee on IRC.
>>>
>>> ss.[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

Then prove otherwise. I trust the Vista beta newsgroup over "any guy" any
day.


"Gary" <Gary@somewhere.usa> wrote in message
news:uaGpPYmPHHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Wrong Justin you have been misinformed.
>
>
> "Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
> news:uQMpvklPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> False, there is no such available score. I guess you weren't able to
>> provide the requested screenshot? Eh, wont mater anyway as it's nothing
>> more then an XML file that can be altered to show anything you want.
>>
>> If the score is to be trusted then it's a bug.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
>> news:3C0CC63C-4269-4900-AF08-2B5CC096128B@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> perhaps he was wrong... i talk to "microsoft employees" all the time
>>> that have bad info.
>>> im not the only one reporting this oddity. i just need to know the
>>> bottom line... is this a false score or not?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>>> message news:%23QY4uFYPHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
>>>> employee on IRC.
>>>>
>>>> ss.
>>>[/color][/color]
>
>[/color]

Think about it. As hardware gets faster its going to score well over the 5.9
that you think is the max.


"Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
news:e3lTc0oPHHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Then prove otherwise. I trust the Vista beta newsgroup over "any guy" any
> day.
>
>
> "Gary" <Gary@somewhere.usa> wrote in message
> news:uaGpPYmPHHA.1380@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Wrong Justin you have been misinformed.
>>
>>
>> "Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
>> news:uQMpvklPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> False, there is no such available score. I guess you weren't able to
>>> provide the requested screenshot? Eh, wont mater anyway as it's nothing
>>> more then an XML file that can be altered to show anything you want.
>>>
>>> If the score is to be trusted then it's a bug.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Troy McClure" <g@s.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3C0CC63C-4269-4900-AF08-2B5CC096128B@microsoft.com...
>>>> perhaps he was wrong... i talk to "microsoft employees" all the time
>>>> that have bad info.
>>>> im not the only one reporting this oddity. i just need to know the
>>>> bottom line... is this a false score or not?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in
>>>> message news:%23QY4uFYPHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:5775A240-87A0-4A89-976E-641137544C15@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>> Hmm, I thought 5.9 is currently a maximum for WEI scores.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 5.9 is the current maximium value, as comfirmed to me by a Microsoft
>>>>> employee on IRC.
>>>>>
>>>>> ss.
>>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color][/color]

"Gary" <Gary@somewhere.usa> wrote in message
news:eS5N4xpPHHA.4296@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Think about it. As hardware gets faster its going to score well over the
> 5.9 that you think is the max.[/color]


Those higher scores have not been enabled yet. 5.9 is the highest score
presently possible.

ss.