Your computer's hard drive performance has slowed over time. A brief look at Performance Monitor reveals that your disk read/writes are taking longer than expected. What should you do to fix this problem?

The hard drive cache, like the cache on a processor, will store information that is accessed frequently so that it can be accessed more rapidly. It also functions as a buffer between writing data and the hard drive, enhancing system performance; nevertheless, data stored in the hard drive's cache will be lost if the power goes out abruptly.