[ltp] Thinkpad T40 and hdparm

[Bob Alexander]

Here is my T40 hdparm output.
Is there anything I should/could tweak to get better performance or 
quieter/cooler/less power usage ?

TIA,
Bob

t40:/home/bob# hdparm -I /dev/hda

/dev/hda:

ATA device, with non-removable media
         Model Number:       IC25N080ATMR04-0
         Serial Number:      MRG401K4G490VC
         Firmware Revision:  MO4OAC0J
Standards:
         Used: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a
         Supported: 6 5 4 3
Configuration:
         Logical         max     current
         cylinders       16383   16383
         heads           16      16
         sectors/track   63      63
         --
         CHS current addressable sectors:   16514064
         LBA    user addressable sectors:  156301488
         device size with M = 1024*1024:       76319 MBytes
         device size with M = 1000*1000:       80026 MBytes (80 GB)
Capabilities:
         LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
         bytes avail on r/w long: 4      Queue depth: 1
         Standby timer values: spec'd by Vendor, no device specific minimum
         R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16  Current = 16
         Advanced power management level: 128 (0x80)
         Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
         DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
              Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
         PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
              Cycle time: no flow control=240ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
         Enabled Supported:
            *    NOP cmd
            *    READ BUFFER cmd
            *    WRITE BUFFER cmd
            *    Host Protected Area feature set
            *    Look-ahead
            *    Write cache
            *    Power Management feature set
                 Security Mode feature set
            *    SMART feature set
            *    Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command
            *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set
                 Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
                 SET MAX security extension
                 Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
            *    SET FEATURES subcommand required to spinup after power up
                 Power-Up In Standby feature set
            *    Advanced Power Management feature set
            *    SMART self-test
            *    SMART error logging
Security:
         Master password revision code = 65534
                 supported
         not     enabled
         not     locked
                 frozen
         not     expired: security count
         not     supported: enhanced erase
         66min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
HW reset results:
         CBLID- above Vih
         Device num = 0 determined by the jumper
Checksum: correct