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by Michael Hammer on September 2, 2006
Get faster file transfer by using 32-bit transfers on your hard drive
Just add the line:
hdparm -c3 /dev/hdX
to a bootup script.
If you use SuSE or other distros based on SYS V,
/sbin/Init.d/boot.local
should work for you.
This enables 32-bit transfer on your hard drive. On some systems it can improve transfer performance by 75%.
To test your performance gain, type:
hdparm -t -T /dev/hdX
Just add the line:
hdparm -c3 /dev/hdX
to a bootup script.
If you use SuSE or other distros based on SYS V,
/sbin/Init.d/boot.local
should work for you.
This enables 32-bit transfer on your hard drive. On some systems it can improve transfer performance by 75%.
To test your performance gain, type:
hdparm -t -T /dev/hdX
Permalink: Speed Up Your Hard Drive
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Response from:
christmas nativity scene
(12/02/07 7:59pm)
This is great! One question: Is there any way around the authentication issue? I have a portal which requires a login/password. Am I out of luck?
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Tech|noob
Every time I turn on my computer, there are times I wonder if "today will be the day". That
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