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On 28 May 2010 12:27, Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Freitag 28 Mai 2010, Mick wrote: |
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>> On Thursday 27 May 2010 17:29:26 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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>> > On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:22:11 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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>> > > Newer machines invariably have SATA drives: |
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>> > > Do I need to emerge hdparm for such a drive? |
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>> > |
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>> > % whatis hdparm |
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>> > hdparm (8) - get/set SATA/ATA device parameters |
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>> > SATA is still ATA, using the same basic command set but over a different |
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>> > wire. |
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>> Yes, hdparm will work with my drive, but the question is would I have a |
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>> benefit using it? Other than what Paul said, is there another benefit e.g. |
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>> speed wise that I could derive from using hdparm |
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> no |
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>> or is the kernel on its |
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>> own enough to optimise the performance of the drive? |
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> yes |
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Thanks! :-) |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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