Just throwing in my timings:
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 5.11 seconds = 12.52 MB/sec
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 5.27 seconds = 12.14 MB/sec
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 784/255/63, sectors = 12594960, start = 0
Model=QUANTUM FIREBALL EX6.4A, FwRev=A0A.0D00, SerialNo=676901422277
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=13328/15/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=2
CurCHS=13328/15/63, CurSects=12594960, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12594960
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 *mode2
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Phillip Deackes
Using Debian Linux
