On Thursday 27 May 2010 17:29:26 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:22:11 +0100, Mick wrote:
> > Newer machines invariably have SATA drives:
> >
> > Do I need to emerge hdparm for such a drive?
> 
> % whatis hdparm
> hdparm               (8)  - get/set SATA/ATA device parameters
> 
> SATA is still ATA, using the same basic command set but over a different
> wire.

Yes, hdparm will work with my drive, but the question is would I have a 
benefit using it?  Other than what Paul said, is there another benefit e.g. 
speed wise that I could derive from using hdparm, or is the kernel on its own 
enough to optimise the performance of the drive? 

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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