A couple of days ago I turned on my cab, which I hadn't turned on for at least a month and it felt slow and took way too long to boot and start MAME.
This is happened because the HDD was heavily fragmented. You see, modern computers defrag themselves automatically when you aren't using them, so fragmentation won't make much of a difference, but on a windows xp machine which normally isn't even connected to the plug, it can make a HUGE difference.
If you don't know how to defrag your hard drive, simply go to the start menu, then all programs, then accessories, and there should be a program there called disc defragmenter tool, or something along those lines. Alternatively, you can always just download Defraggler, which does an even better job at defragging your HDD than the standard windows tool.
This is happened because the HDD was heavily fragmented. You see, modern computers defrag themselves automatically when you aren't using them, so fragmentation won't make much of a difference, but on a windows xp machine which normally isn't even connected to the plug, it can make a HUGE difference.
If you don't know how to defrag your hard drive, simply go to the start menu, then all programs, then accessories, and there should be a program there called disc defragmenter tool, or something along those lines. Alternatively, you can always just download Defraggler, which does an even better job at defragging your HDD than the standard windows tool.
