Test System

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700 @ 3GHz (9x333MHz)

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Extreme (Supplied by ASUS)

Memory: 2x 1GB DDR3-1800 XMP OCZ (Supplied by OCZ)

Graphics Card: MSI GeForce 8800GTS 640MB (Supplied by MSI)

Cooling: GIGABYTE 3D Galaxy II (Supplied by GIGABYTE)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2

Drivers: Intel INF 8.3.1.1009, Forceware 163.21

Our test system remains the same from our Hitachi Notebook Upgrade Kit review, which we will be porting over some results from including the 250GB Scorpio Drive which this new one is a member of. We used a desktop system to get the most out of the drive without having the notebook itself as a limitation.

HD Tach

Version and / or Patch Used: 3.0.1.0

Developer Homepage: http://www.simplisoftware.com

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