On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, you wrote: > When I first ran a /sbin/hdparm -tT /dev/hda1 it gave me very poor > results. I did some research and modified the settings of hdparm. Now it > gives me very acceptable results. However, I haven't rebooted my computer > since I made those changes. Is there a way to make sure that the settings > do not get modified every time I restart the computer? > Add hdparm with your "tweaked" settings to /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit or some such. John