Compact Flash HDD

[jellybeard999]

I'm currently running a fileserver using a 4gb CF card and IDE adaptor with XP SP3 installed (~1.5-2gb free)

Transfer speeds are quite slow between drives (ie drive to drive - not involving the CF card)and across the network. I've moved the swap directory to a different drive and even tried turning it off (runnign 2gb DDR2, 1.8ghz C2D). Is the CF drive the issue limiting the transfer speeds? Any suggestion to resolve this - or do I need to go to a HDD?)

Any ideas appreciated.

I went for the CF drive as it doesn't take a HDD slot, produces no heat and is silent - but if it limits this much, then I might need a rethink.

 

[jellybeard999]

I know the CF itself is slow, i think hdtach had it at 4mb/s.

For arguments sake.

C:\ = CF card
D:\ = 1tb WD Greenpower
E:\ = 1tb WD Greenpower

Transferring from D:\ to my main PC is slow, transferring from D:\ to E:\ is slow. Is this caused by the slow speed of the CF drive, or is the issue unrelated.