>>"Kedar" == Kedar Patankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kedar> Thanx a lot. But the trouble is I haven't heard from a
Kedar> single soul on this list about their disk performance.
Sorry. This is a machine built circa summer '96.
manoj
__> hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=WDC AC36400L, FwRev=08.09L08, SerialNo=WD-WT4200044426
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
RawCHS=13328/15/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=22
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=0
CurCHS=13328/15/63, CurSects=12594960, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12594960
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 *mword2
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:160,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 mode2
__> hdparm -i /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Model=QUANTUM FIREBALL_TM3200A, FwRev=A6B.2D00, SerialNo=295631832758
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>5Mbs TrkOff }
RawCHS=6232/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=512, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=76kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=2
CurCHS=6232/16/63, CurSects=6281856, LBA=yes, LBAsects=6281856
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: sword0 sword1 sword2 mword0 mword1 *mword2
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:300,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
__> hdparm -i /dev/hdd
/dev/hdd:
Model=ST36450A, FwRev=840335, SerialNo=JG180506
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=13328/15/63, TrkSize=36540, SectSize=580, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=448kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=2
CurCHS=13328/15/63, CurSects=12594960, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12594960
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: *mword0 mword1 mword2
IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
__> hdparm -t /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 21.12 seconds = 3.03 MB/sec
__> hdparm -t /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 16.54 seconds = 3.87 MB/sec
__> hdparm -t /dev/hdd
/dev/hdd:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 33.44 seconds = 1.91 MB/sec
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"Logic and practical information do not seem to apply here." "You
admit that?" "To deny the facts would be illogical, Doctor" Spock and
McCoy, "A Piece of the Action", stardate unknown
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