[ltp] Re: Linux-Thinkpad digest, Vol 1 #1437 - 12 msgs

[Tomek Jarzynka]

John - wrote...
>
> > On (05/11/06 10:51), Eric Cooper wrote:
> > > On my TP600, with a 4GB disk, hdparm -t gives 5.62MB/s.
> >
> >=20
> > On my TP 600X (2645-5FU), replacement hard drive 20 GB:=20
> Yes, but 600X is much faster (somewhat 600MHz compared to 300).

I wonder if it has a different version of the PIIX4 controller,
and what is the FSB speed.

> > me@~# hdparm -t /dev/hda
> > /dev/hda:
> >  Timing buffered disk reads:   56 MB in  3.08 seconds =3D  18.20 MB/sec
> Mine has a quite new 40GB "Model=3DFUJITSU MHV2040AT" running in udma2:
> # hdparm -tT /dev/hda
> /dev/hda:
>  Timing cached reads:   540 MB in  2.01 seconds =3D 268.64 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:   44 MB in  3.12 seconds =3D  14.10 MB/sec

Woohoo, so 14M/s is possible in udma2!
Did you try with hdparm -u1 -d1 -A -a64 -c3 -m16?
What's your network card performance?
Also, I assume that your FSB is also 33Mhz, could you post the device's
model number?

Oh, and maybe some of you have any other tips regarding performance, power
management and such? My battery, for instance, has had the cells replaced
just before the laptop was put into a closet. Now the machine won't charge
it, the orange light will just blink and apm will show 0% charge.