[wellylug] Configuring HD

[Edouard Chalaron]

Ok done 
Thanks a lot.
Got 28 and 25 Mb/s repectively on each disk.
Great

cheers
Edouard

> Quoting Edouard Chalaron <e.chalaron at paradise.net.nz>:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Simple question :
> > the IO_support below shows a 32 bit ON.
> > It has been suggested to me to turn it to 16 bit for better
> > performances.
> >
> > I am a "bit" confused about that. I thought that 32 bit would be
> > faster.
>
> I don't know about the theory of that, but you can test this empirically.
>
> Boot up into single user mode, and follow the instructions here:
>
> http://linux.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/272
>
> Then you can see which settings provide you with the best performance.
>
> Usual caveats - make sure you have important data backed up before you shag
> about with hdparm.
>
> Stephen

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