Albert wrote:
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> Depending on the motherboard / chipset
>
> hdparm -d1 /dev/hda is the common flag
>
> Here is a snip from this machine
>
> /dev/hdb:
> Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.68 seconds =76.19 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.29 seconds =19.45 MB/sec
>
>
The downside involves just how much data you're reading in. Seeing as how the speed
is now so much greater - about 5 times greater - you run the risk of having your hard
drive coming loose, bouncing around inside the case, and perhaps causing bodily harm
if it should escape altogether.
My
Okay, being an old skeptic and a young Linux mechanic
what's the "downside" of such a tweak??
Will I have data errors (read/write) corrupted files,
and such??
Why is the "default" set so low??
Vern
Larry Varney wrote:
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> Mine was similar, until I did the "hdparm -d1 hda", and the result jumpe
Here's what my "hunk O junk" does pretty crummy by your
standards!!
Vern
PS. Looks like I'm due for a tuneup!
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 21.62 seconds = 2.96 MB/sec
Albert wrote:
>
> Depending on the motherboard / chipset
>
> hdparm -d1 /dev/hda is the common flag
>
>
Depending on the motherboard / chipset
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda is the common flag
Here is a snip from this machine
/dev/hdb:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.68 seconds =76.19 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.29 seconds =19.45 MB/sec
We have others on the bench with
