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Got the new $50 64 mb cache drive. Stuck it into the HD docking station and Cloned it from the OSD. Put the newly cloned drive inside as sata boot drive and original into a drawer as my bomb proof, Murphy's law insurance, ultimate solution , just in case, Shyte happens system backup.
ran the test and the WEI did not budge from the 5.9 it had with the old drive as the weak link (everything else in system is 7.1 to 7.3) but by some miracle , the whole system is now running great. Internet is very fast , all apps are running faster start up is faster. No issues with magic jack start like the old one sometimes had. Really a big surprising bang for the buck. The new drive if anybody is shopping is a seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 1.5 gig with 6 Gb/s interface and 64 Mb cach. I got it for $54 with no rebate and free shipping. Cloned easily using the Seagate/Acronis discwizard program.
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