>> So I guess another question here. Is it better to my SATA interface >> in Serial ATA mode or AUTO in BIOS? The motherboard calls it sda when >> in serial ata mode but hda when in auto mode. Will there be a >> performance difference? > > It depends on which kernel module gets used, and which version of CentOS > we're talking about as to which will perform better. So research the libata > module that drives it when in SATA mode (/dev/sda) versus the straight IDE > layer (/dev/hda). > > Later kernels and newer CentOS is going to go to /dev/sda either way; > /dev/hda is gone from later dists. > > Which Supermicro board is this?
This is CentOS 5.x 64 bit updated to latest. Supermicro MBD-PDSBM-LN2+-O. North Bridge: Intel 946GZ South Bridge: Intel ICH7R. I always use Supermicro cases and motherboards anymore. Not too pricey and pretty good quality. I like there compact 1u cases that are relatively inexpensive as well. Matt _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
