Re: HOWTO - Speed up IDE HD's

[Nano Nano <40119.nospam@comcast.net>]

On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 12:47:17AM +0000, Svens wrote:
> 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

Thanks nine billion percent.  I never grokked hdparm until now.
Now I get it -- see what Intel Application Accelerator says in Windows
and match the query and match the settings in Linux, following this 
example.

All instructions should be so concise.  Thanks!