On Fri, 19 May 2000, mikepolniak wrote:
>
> Run the command hdparm -t -v /dev/hda(check man pages for
>options). Without the -d flag to set DMA , my DMA 33 drive tested at about
>3MB/sec read speed. With the dma set -on, my speed jumps to about 17 to 18
>MB/sec for re
I'm running 7.0 and I understand a kernel patch (or upgrade) is required
for /66 hard drive support. My WesternDigital hard drive has a utility to
enable or disable /66, and disabled IS /33 which is supported without
modifications. In /33 mode I set hdparm -c3d1 (after testing) as discuss
Run the command hdparm -t -v /dev/hda(check man pages for
options). Without the -d flag to set DMA , my DMA 33 drive tested at about
3MB/sec read speed. With the dma set -on, my speed jumps to about 17 to 18
MB/sec for reads. You can set other options to try for m
Vic wrote:
> Hi I installed a Quantum Fireball dma66 (maximum speed)
> 10 Gb hard drive, and I was wondering, since linux supports
> dma33 pretty much and the motherboard is dma33 capable,
> how can I know its running at this speed?
>
> It does run faster than the old regular ide drive that
> I h
Hi I installed a Quantum Fireball dma66 (maximum speed)
10 Gb hard drive, and I was wondering, since linux supports
dma33 pretty much and the motherboard is dma33 capable,
how can I know its running at this speed?
It does run faster than the old regular ide drive that
I had in there, but I just w
