Method of determining data transfer rate of a device by measuring the transfer rate of data between a virtual drive and the device
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1. A method of assessing performance of a device in a computer, the method comprising:
- establishing a virtual drive;
transferring data between the virtual drive and the device; and
measuring the transfer rate of data between the virtual drive and the device.
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Abstract
A method of assessing performance of a device, such as a hard drive, in a computer system. The method allows measurement of data transfer rates during read and write operations from and to the hard drive. The method establishes a virtual drive in random access memory (RAM) subsystem to act as a destination and source for the data read from and written into the hard drive. The method determines the data transfer rate of the hard drive by monitoring the duration of the data transfer between the hard drive and virtual drive. The method achieves consistent and reliable assessment of performance of the hard drive.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of assessing performance of a device in a computer, the method comprising:
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establishing a virtual drive;
transferring data between the virtual drive and the device; and
measuring the transfer rate of data between the virtual drive and the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
placing a file in a hard drive;
sending the file from the hard drive to the virtual drive; and
receiving the file in the virtual drive.
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8. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the act of transferring data includes the acts of:
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placing a file in the virtual drive;
sending the file from the virtual drive to the hard drive; and
receiving the file in the hard drive.
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9. A method of measuring performance of a hard drive in a computer, the method comprising:
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establishing a RAM drive in the computer;
transferring a file from the RAM drive to the hard drive;
measuring the duration of time needed to transfer the file from the RAM drive to the hard drive; and
determining a data transfer rate of the hard drive. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of measuring performance of a hard drive in a computer, the method comprising:
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establishing a RAM drive in the computer;
transferring a file from the hard drive to the RAM drive;
measuring the duration of time needed to transfer the file from the hard drive to the RAM drive; and
determining a data transfer rate of the hard drive. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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