On Thu, 20 Jan 2000,
> > Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> You know what though i think i misunderstood the orginal question I missed
> the "in udma66 mode" that won't happen you can install to a udma66 drive
> on the udma66 controler but it will be in compatability mode. It does
> handle the kernel parms and lilo for you but we still aren't supporting
> (or applying) the ide patchs, you'll need to build a custom kernel if you
> really want to try it, just remeber to ignore the missing arc files in the
> kernel tree (aka alpha, mips and such)
Questions for y'all. I recently replaced my WD 8.4 256k 5400rpm
ata/33, with an IBM 13.6 2mb 7200rpm ata66. I didn't add an ata/66
controller or cable tho. I'm runnin the new IBM along with an old
6.4 WD (Mdk 6.0) on ide0 ata/33. Motherboard is ata/33 only.
Still....
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.93 seconds =137.63 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.88 seconds =22.22 MB/sec
... cache reads are about what they were with the WD, but disk reads
more than doubled (they were about 10.4 for both WD's, the 8.4 and
6.4) I credit the increased rpm and much larger buffer. Will I
see an even greater increase in performance with an ata/66
controller and cable, or just a little more ?? Worth bother'n with?
I've pre-ordered Mdk 7.0, I was gonna ask what controller to get,
but now I'm wonder'n if I even need one ?
-- board's a Soyo 6ba+III, p3-450 @ 608mhz. Windoze got the new
HDD, it needs all the help it can get
.. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
