Hello,
hdparm -i /dev/hda Model=IBM-DJNA-371350, FwRev=J76OA30K, SerialNo=GM0GMGB6505 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1966kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=26520480 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17: ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4 * signifies the current active mode Should I put the drive into udma4 mode? If so, wouldn't I use: hdparm -d 1 -X 68 /dev/hda ??? James