Re: HOWTO - Speed up IDE HD's

[Svens <sd@latsoft.com>]

Svens wrote:

> hi, here is a vary short HOWTO about speed up IDE Harddisks:
> 
> open file /etc/init.d/hwtools and insert this lines:
> 
> if command -v hdparm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
> # insert begin
>    hdparm -c3 -d1 -D1 -k1 -u -X68 /dev/hda
> # insert end
>    true
> fi
> 
> Parameters are:
> -c3 <- use 32bit I/O with write sync
> -d1 <- using dma on
> -D1 <- on-drive defect managment on (hd firmware)
> -k1 <- keep dmu settings over reset on
> -u1 <- umask on
> -X68 <- 64(UltraDMA) + 4(UltraDMA mode 4);
> 
> good luck
> 
> svens
> 
>

i forget to set Parameter -u, it's of course -u1

for using UltraDMA mode 5, set Parameter -X to -X69

svens