>   Linux is very "conservative" about IDE devices modes by default, so if

thank goodness this is a vestige of the obsolete 2.2 kernels.
modern kernels can be compiled to act reasonably.

> you are sure that it will be safe (see hdparm man page), say: 

the man page doesn't help you decide whether -u1 is safe.

> hdparm -u1 /dev/hda 

actually -d1 is FAR more useful: use the ide controller as a full
scatter-gather, busmastering IO device.

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