On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 10:48:50 -0800 Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyway, problem solved and the machine is booting. Thanks for all > your help! > > The initial SATA drive performance isn't bad, but isn't that great. I > haven't been bold enough yet to turn on any specific optimizations in > this new machine yet, so it will likely get better: > > Gandalf root # hdparm /dev/hda > > /dev/hde: > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128MB in 0.34 seconds=376.47MB/sec > Timing buffered disk reads: 64MB in 1.78 seconds= 35.96MB/sec > Gangalf root # > > Not bad, but actually not as good as the EIDE system I'm responding on > right now: > Yeah, you definitely need some tuning. With my lowly Maxtor 30G disk I get /dev/hdb: Timing buffer-cache reads: 652 MB in 2.00 seconds = 325.40 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 122 MB in 3.04 seconds = 40.11 MB/sec -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
