hi ay mark On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, mdevin wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 17:04:44 -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > > thats a good option, you might also wanna try > > > > hdparm -c3 -d1 -u1 /dev/hda > > -u1 allow the system to process other systeminterrupts > > while waiting for the disk > > Yep, tried that too but each time I see errors in syslog and the drive > resets itself. the drive probably doesn't support -c3 or -u1 > > --- you can also check your cas timing speed to tune that to the > > --- speed of your actual memory used ... > > --- pc100 vs pc133 vs pc2100 > > --- > > --- Do NOT mix different memory speeds ... > > I will check the bios setup again. > > > === CAUTION > > === playing will hdparm options -- you risk losing data on your disks > > Yeah, I have read that and it worries me. you're supposed to do hdparm testing on your spare disk that you dont care about - or at least backup your data and config files have fun alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]