I have the following 2 question:

1)My 20 GB harddrive is running quite slow (a Sandra test showed it to be running only a little faster than a UDMA 33, 5400 RPM). Now I'm not sure what it is actually capable of, but given that I bought it more than 2 years ago, does anyone know whether it is supposed to be that slow? Otherwise, what should I do to improve the harddrive performance?

2) I'm planning to sink about $500-$600 into this machine pretty soon. One thing that must change is the case, cause my current one has a faulty power switch. I was thinking of the Lian-Li PC68 USB, but that will cost about $205.
What other recommendations do you have to maximize the upgrade, given my budget?
(I was thinking along the lines of a 60 GB HD and getting 128 MB of PC-133)

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thx!

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Athlon T-Bird 900 Mhz
MSI K7T-Pro 2A
128 MB PC-133
64 MB PC-100 (2x)
20 GB Maxtor HD
6.4 GB Maxtor HD
Hercules MX II - 32 MB
HP CD-RW
Pioneer DVD (105-S)
Monster Sound MX300
19" KDS Flat Monitor

[This message has been edited by coskuner1 (edited May 24, 2001).]