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Right now I'm using the generic PIIx chipset driver, should I be using a different IDE driver? Does anyone else have this laptop that can post their kernel config (preferably a 2.6.x config)?
Which IDE driver to use, depends on IDE chipset on your MB, but not HDD. So, why u should change the driver? If it worked perfect with the old HDD, it should work the same way with new one. (Another thing is, if it worked optimally, i.e. if achieved data transfer is on HDD's maximum.)
Check the output of "hdparm -t /dev/hda", transfer rate should be cca 15 MB/s. If it is significantly lower, check if DMA is used.
To check if hdd is OK, go to BIOS and enable S.M.A.R.T., then boot gentoo and run this:
dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/null bs=1000k
Reboot again. If SMART status of your HDD becomes bad, u have to replace it.
The same u can do after "emerge smartmontools" and RTFM. (Google the ML, I described the procedure here some months ago.)
It was not written exactly, but I thing u extended also RAM. This can be also the problem, therefore emerge memtest86, add it to boot loder and run it!
If no problem until now, u probably is something wrong with your FS.
noro
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