MKolb@haitec.de <MKolb@haitec.de> [2002-08-27 15:24:36 +0200]: > On 27.08.2002 14:35:38 chainy wrote: > > > On Tuesday 27 August 2002 09:49, Bob Proulx wrote: > [...] > > > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.96 seconds = 32.65 MB/sec > > I ask, too ! ;o) > I have a SD-11 with a Maxtor 40 GB HD, too. > The newest BIOS for this board. > Never got more than between 10 and 12 MB/s at buffered disk reads. I imagine that many things could affect the transfer speed. One is that I have a slightly faster CPU (classic slot-A 950MHz with 512kb cache) versus the 500MHz previously posted. I have 512MB of CL2 PC133 memory installed. Note that this motherboard can use PC133 but only runs at PC100 speeds IIRC. Also, I expect that different disk drive controllers will perform differently. This is an older SD11 motherboard but I have updated IIRC to 611(?) BIOS some time ago. I believe the biggest lever is the newer drivers with the 2.4 kernel. What kernel are you running? If you are still running something older then I would advise updating to 2.4.18 which has been a good version. Bob
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