[ale] hd is slow

[Jeff Hubbs]

stephen turner wrote:

> ive got an ata 100 hard disk and the bugger is only transfering 2.29 megs a sec? i hear people getting 18 or more, how do i speed this up? maybe its not set optimal
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First, check your system time because your messages seem to be dated 
into the future.

Second, check http://www.frankenlinux.com/guides/tweaks.html for 
information on the use of the hdparm command.  You may need to use it to 
set 32-bit and DMA modes at boot time.

- Jeff


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