Apparently, this is now fixed in jaunty: $ sudo hdparm -tT /dev/sda
/dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 902 MB in 2.00 seconds = 450.42 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 126 MB in 3.00 seconds = 41.98 MB/sec ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Harddisk to slow on HP 6715s https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134856 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs