Mike Buxton Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Ram Guy, I have both the Standard (blue) and the GT (red) 16 GB Flash Voyager models. Over the last year both have been totally reliable but their speeds are almost identical. The GT version was never advertised as working with W98SE (though it was a gift and it does) but would you be so kind as to investigate, as necessary, and advise if this is the reason for its lack of increased performance over the Standard model.? My regards It was an interesting comment in another thread about the SD 2..... Formatter (not for W98SE) that prompted this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 30, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 30, 2009 Are you saying the 16 GT Version is slow? Please try and format the drive with the Format utility from the SD-CARD Organization. Then run the test again and see if that helps. Then Please try the HD-Bench software to test the performance. And let me know the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buxton Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Ram Guy, Yes, my 16 GB GT (red) is a little bit slower than my Standard 16 GB (blue). I cannot format it as you suggest since that option requires at least Win 2000. In my particular case the bench test would be unlikely to help and I would like you and/or your fellow Corsair experts to consider my original question in case, as a W98SE user, I cannot expect the speeds others enjoy. My regards PS the comparison is based upon my identical tests on both Voyagers and although typical results are 6500 KB/s (which is fine) v 6350 KB/s for the GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 30, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 30, 2009 This thread was un-stuck there is no reason to make it a sticky! Can you test the drives on another system with Windows XP just to test them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buxton Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi Ram Guy, Testing on another machine with a different OS is a good idea. However, I would have to reformat both drives and I do not have easy access to another machine. Corsair never did say the GT would work with W98SE (although it does) so for now I would just like an expert opinion on whether I have any chance of winning any extra speed. My regards PS I have no idea how I made it a sticky and it was only by luck that I found it again. Anyway, my apology for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 31, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 31, 2009 No worries! Corsair never did say the GT would work with W98SE (although it does) so for now I would just like an expert opinion on whether I have any chance of winning any extra speed. A: Actually the OS should not have any impact on performance from the drives perspective. However, some controllers used may have performance issues when using Win98. There were lots of issues with Win9X especially revolving around SCSI and USB and one of the reasons Microsoft was so quick to drop it. So if a friend can maybe help you test the drive performance so we can be sure it is a drive problem or not was why I was asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buxton Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hi Ram Guy, Thank you for your helpful answer. I understand your first sentence, which sums up the situation, but my understanding, my deficiency, of your expanded response is slight. As already agreed, your suggested tests with another OS are a very good idea and I will do this when I can. I will report the results when available - but there may be a long delay in the doing. My regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 31, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 31, 2009 NP and if you want to get it replaced just let me know or follow the link in my signature, but if it is a GT drive they are no longer in production and I would try the reseller to replace the drive first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buxton Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi Ram Guy, Thank you for your offer. It is now April Fools' Day here but this is a true image made today http://f.imagehost.org/t/0776/Corsair1stApl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted April 1, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 1, 2009 Yes that is true but I have explained that before, there are still lots GT drives in the channel or were and we did not remove the information about it from the web site. However, we will be revising the web site soon and those old links will be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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