try this remedy
test a speed of your disk
hdparm -Tt /dev/hda
optimize parameters for HDD
hdparm -c1 -d1 -u1 -m16 -A /dev/hda
and test again
hdparm -Tt /dev/hda
if it worked for you add a file into /etc/init.d as startup script
#! /bin/sh
set -e
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Sett
On Fri, 10 May 2002 13:28:02 -0400
"Matthew Daubenspeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> burnt:/home/mellofone# hdparm /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
> multcount= 0 (off)
> I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit)
> unmaskirq= 0 (off)
> using_dma= 0 (off)
> keepsettings = 0 (off)
> nowerr
> > Which to me shows that it is using ATA100... However:
>
> Don't believe that's quite the case. That is reading what the drive is
> capable of. Per the hdparm man page:
>
> -i Display the identification info that was obtained
> from the drive at boot time, if available.
>
On Fri, 10 May 2002 10:54:02 -0400
"Matthew Daubenspeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am using an MSI mobo with a VIA VT686B chipset that should allow
> ATA100 operation. Here is the hdparm information:
>
> burnt:/home/mellofone# hdparm -i /dev/hda
(snip)
> Which to me shows that it is using AT
Hi!
> Greetings,
> I know I've seen this addressed before, but for the life of me I can't
> seems to find it, so I will ask the group. I have several machine, now
> running DOS 6.2. The system BIOS doesn't support large drives, 540MB is the
> max. I have several 630-1000MB drives and wish
Quoting Anthony Landreneau ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Greetings,
> I know I've seen this addressed before, but for the life of me I can't
> seems to find it, so I will ask the group. I have several machine, now
> running DOS 6.2. The system BIOS doesn't support large drives, 540MB is the
> max.
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