[ltp] hdparm settings?

[Charles E Taylor IV]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:25:07 -0700
Nathan Kurz <nate@verse.com> wrote:

> This is what I currently get on the X30 with a 40 Gig drive:
> # hdparm -t /dev/hda
> /dev/hda:
>  Timing buffered disk reads:   60 MB in  3.05 seconds =  19.67 MB/sec
> 
> If anyone has anything that contradicts this, do tell!

Hmm ... the X30 comes with a 5400 RPM drive, right?  If so, that seems
pretty slow.  My X22 (also with a 5400 RPM 40G drive) consistently gives
34-35 MB/sec.

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