Glenn Johnson wrote:
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> Hi all. Wondering if anyone knows what 'idebus' is and if there are any
> settings for this. I'm using Mandrake 7.1, and upon boot, there is a line that
> reads : ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with
> idebus=66. My ASUS board is a P5SB with an AMD K6-2/400 and 192 meg ram. Isn't
> this a 100 MHz board? Would this be causing my system to run slower than I feel
> it should? I don't feel that I'm getting anywhere near the performance I should
> be getting.
>
> Thanks for your consideration...
>
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Hi Glenn. My understanding is that if your MB controller and hard drive support
ATA 66, then you can add a line to /etc/lilo.conf, and get the faster speed.
I've seen several messages on this, and have a question myself. Should it be:
idebus=66
or
"idebus=66"
I've seen it posted both ways! Currently, I'm using the line without any
quotes. Glenn, are you familiar with hdparm? If not, do a man hdparm from a
console/shell, and read about it. It is a great utility for squeezing out the
best performance from your HD. Just be sure and read the cautions associated
with it!!!
See ya! ;-)
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