Read this http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#disklabel and you will know why you don't need to care about that rpm info
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:51 PM, <cnie...@gmx.net> wrote: > Kevin, thanks for the reply. B I won't mess with the rpm value then. B Although, I did see some dmesg on the internet that had higher rpm values. > > I'm not worried about the boot speed of the samba server. B All that matters is the file access and data transfer speed. > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- >> Datum: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:50:45 +0100 >> Von: Kevin Chadwick <ma1l1i...@yahoo.co.uk> >> An: misc@openbsd.org >> Betreff: Re: Disk RPM > >> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:38:42 +0200 >> cnie...@gmx.net wrote: >> >> > I just rebuild my samba file server and noticed that disklabel reports >> all my hard drive's rpm at 3600 although all of them support higher speeds. >> How come? B Is it reported incorrectly or do I need to manually set the rpm >> using disklabel to optimize the speed? B Or is there another reason and I >> shouldn't touch it? >> I'm pretty sure I read that it's always set to 3600 at default and has >> no effect on anything. >> > >> > Another side question I have, is there any drawback to put the OS on a >> slower drive like I did there? dmesg and dislabel reports are below. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > B Claus >> > >> > >> >> Of course boot and samba loading speed may slow, but for running samba >> and with that much memory, I doubt you'll notice. > > > > -- > > > GRATIS fC<r alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! > Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 > > -- b If youbre good at something, never do it for free.b B bThe Joker
