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Re: [OT] Maxtor Ultra ATA/100 pci card



On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 05:07:50PM -0400, Edward Kear wrote:
> On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 02:48:32PM -0500, ktb wrote:
> > I've been searching through various Linux hardware databases and the 
> > archives and can't find support listed for the card.  Anyone have any
> > experience with this card and 2.4 kernel?  I see there is support for
> > the Promise card.
> > Thanks
> > kent
> > 
> 
> The Maxtor ATA100 card is a Promise card, and it is supported by 2.4.x
> If you are using menuconfig...
> select "ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support"
> then "IDE,ATA and ATAPI block devices"
> then "Promise PDC20246...."
> and "Special UDMA featurs"
> 
> Works fine for me.  Even boots off of hde.

Worked like a charm, thanks:)

Machine    MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
scab      700  2001 78.1  6041 60.9  2775 50.4  2050 85.2  5249 69.6 86.4 12.0
 
# Second run with ATA/100
Machine    MB K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU K/sec %CPU /sec %CPU
scab      700  3056 97.5 31756 75.0  8961 33.4  3068 92.3 30719 35.6 121.3 2.3

/dev/hda1:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in 12.85 seconds =  4.98 MB/sec                                 
/dev/hde1:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  3.05 seconds = 20.98 MB/sec

Gotta dig that:)
kent        

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