hdparmify - Enable dma/irq/32bit hd access, which speeds up ide drives
useful? no?
anyone have any experience with this.. I run a 120gb 7200 rpm IDE drive
hdparmify - Enable dma/irq/32bit hd access, which speeds up ide drives
useful? no?
anyone have any experience with this.. I run a 120gb 7200 rpm IDE drive
Very useful - it can speed up disk access many fold. There used to be dangers enabling it with older IDE drives, but these days it's a must.
Jonathan Michaelson
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