[ltp] Does hdaps [APS] work on non-Thinkpad hard drives?

Jesse Welling linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 5 May 2007 20:22:21 -0500


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I don't mean to pull every one off subject but has anyone used one of pqi's
flash disks configured with ext3? The best place I found to get them was
here <http://www.memorydepot.com/ssd_disk.asp>.
I was thinking about getting one for my T60 (which is on the way).... I was
just
wondering about compatibility hardware wise (connectors, space) and if any
one had used one and noticed any marked improvement in battery life or
speed.
That is enough improvement to justify the price tag (subjective I know
but....)


On 5/5/07, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 05 May 2007, Shem Multinymous wrote:
> > The Hitachi 7K60 and Hitachi 5K160  have detailed ATA specs but
> > neither mentions UNLOAD IMMEDIATE. The ThinkPad-branded 7K60 does
> > support UNLOAD IMMEDIATE  (despite not reporting the capability). So
> > either Hitachi's specs are unreliable or Lenovo uses patched firmware.
> > <sigh>
>
> I really think IBM added the unload immediate command to the 5k* and 7k*.
> It is a bit schizo (doesn't report the hability), and it does *not*
> support
> some of the commands in the datsheet (I don't recall which ones I tried,
> but
> some where missing).
>
> > So far I couldn't find *any* laptop drive with UNLOAD IMMEDIATE in its
> > specs or marketing blurbs.
>
> The ones for new Apple PowerBooks probably support it, Apple also has
> APS...
>
> --
>   "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
>   them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
>   where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
>   Henrique Holschuh
> --
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I don&#39;t mean to pull every one off subject but has anyone used one of pqi&#39;s<br>flash disks configured with ext3? The best place I found to get them was <a href="http://www.memorydepot.com/ssd_disk.asp">here</a>.<br>
I was thinking about getting one for my T60 (which is on the way).... I was just<br>wondering about compatibility hardware wise (connectors, space) and if any<br>one had used one and noticed any marked improvement in battery life or speed.
<br>That is enough improvement to justify the price tag (subjective I know but....)<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Henrique de Moraes Holschuh</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:hmh@hmh.eng.br">
hmh@hmh.eng.br</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Sat, 05 May 2007, Shem Multinymous wrote:<br>&gt; The Hitachi 7K60 and Hitachi 5K160&nbsp;&nbsp;have detailed ATA specs but
<br>&gt; neither mentions UNLOAD IMMEDIATE. The ThinkPad-branded 7K60 does<br>&gt; support UNLOAD IMMEDIATE&nbsp;&nbsp;(despite not reporting the capability). So<br>&gt; either Hitachi&#39;s specs are unreliable or Lenovo uses patched firmware.
<br>&gt; &lt;sigh&gt;<br><br>I really think IBM added the unload immediate command to the 5k* and 7k*.<br>It is a bit schizo (doesn&#39;t report the hability), and it does *not* support<br>some of the commands in the datsheet (I don&#39;t recall which ones I tried, but
<br>some where missing).<br><br>&gt; So far I couldn&#39;t find *any* laptop drive with UNLOAD IMMEDIATE in its<br>&gt; specs or marketing blurbs.<br><br>The ones for new Apple PowerBooks probably support it, Apple also has APS...
<br><br>--<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;where the shadows lie.&quot; -- The Silicon Valley Tarot<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;Henrique Holschuh<br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a><br></blockquote></div><br>

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