Motion Data Guard needed for SDD? - TabletPCBuzz

wiggy1 · #1 01-29-2010, 04:50 PM

This may be a silly question. I installed an SDD in my LE1700 and installed windows 7. I am trying to just install the minimal amount of extra programs so the services stay reasonably few. I am wondering if there is any reason to install the Data Guard?

Nikalin · #2 01-29-2010, 07:02 PM

I've never used Data Guard and instead use Trend Internet Security. Should be fine without it but make sure you have some firewall/virus program in place. What SSD did you install? - noticable difference?

wiggy1 · #3 01-29-2010, 09:50 PM

Nikalin,

I think you are confusing Data Guard with an internet security/anti virus product. Data Guard is a program on the LE1600 and LE1700 that works with the machine's accelorameters to detect if the tablet is being dropped. If it experiences a sudden accceloration, the Data Guard immediately parks the heads of the hard drive so they don't crash a platter and ruin the hard drive. So it is more of a physical data protection program.

As for the SSD, I bought a 1.8" 64GB Zif SSD by KingSpec. Bought it on eBay. It is rated as max 100MB/s sustained read and write. There is a huge difference over the OEM HD. I installed Windows 7 in less then 20 min from start to configuring the environment. That is faster then my HP tx convertable tablet with 5400 RPM drive. The reboot time is under 2 min from full on state to full on state to include AV and firewall which always hogg my system resources on start up. I haven't timed it but I believe I can go from full off to having a word file open in less than 2 min as well. From a business stand point that is very nice. I am installing my Office suite this evening. The Windows 7 was clocking transfer rate from my 16GB USB drive (transfering about 9 GB) at 23 MB/s. Previously the files had transfered at around 2-3 MB/s. So to answer your quesion, I am experiencing an order of magnitude improvement over the OEM 1.8" hard drive.

Nikalin · #4 01-30-2010, 07:38 PM

Haha...you're quite right, I always get muddled on Data Guard. Still, I'm glad to hear the SSD works. I'm tempted with the 128gb Kingspec, but its still around £250.

wiggy1 · #5 01-30-2010, 08:33 PM

I was tempted with the 128GB as well. I hate buying products twice, but I was able to find a 64GB ZIF for $175USD on eBay and jumped. I figure I will buy a 32GB SD card for my backups since they work in the LE1700 so that will help with space and in a year or two the 128's or even the 256GB for that matter (still about $1,000 USD) will be low enough to warrant an upgrade.

Cheers