> > > AFAIR ICH6M has only one PATA port and putting both HDD and DVD drive > > > on the same PATA port would sacrifice performance (because only one PATA > > > device can be used at a time). > > > > That's duff. The PATA harddisk that is used in my laptop, also comes in > > a SATA version... > > You didn't even tell the vendor/model of the HDD > > hdparm -I /dev/hda > > output (with your patch applied) would be useful.
It has been discussed here before. It's a Fujitsu MHT2080AH, see http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/storage/hdd/mhdd/mht20ahxx-catalog.html, although this one is more clear on the subject: http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Fujitsu_80GB_5400_RPM_ATA_6_2_5IN_FDB_NOTEBOOK_HARD_DRIVE
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