On 06/09/11 15:43, shawn wilson wrote:
I haven't heard it called RMW before.... but I suspect Stan is referring to problems with the new, larger, drive sectors (which can slow systems if the partitions are not aligned properly:-On Sep 6, 2011 12:12 AM, "Stan Hoeppner" <stan@hardwarefreak.com <mailto:stan@hardwarefreak.com>> wrote: > > Only those who align their partitions correctly to avoid the dreaded RMW problem, or those whose performance needs are so meager that they don't realize they suffer the RMW problem. > RMW? I'm not familiar with this term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Format http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7007193&sliceId=1 Of course, we 'could' just wait for Stan to clarify... Cheers -- " It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious." — Bill Hicks