> > /dev/hda:
> >
> > Model=Maxtor 6E030L0, FwRev=NAR61590, SerialNo=E106SZLE
> > Config={ Fixed }
> > RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
> > BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
> > CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=60058656
> > IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
> > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
>...
> This is weird. Your disk seems to be set up for udma6 (UATA133),
> which should provide for transfer rates of at least 40MiB/s.
>...
The information in "hdparm -i" shows the identification info of the
drive. It doesn't show whether DMA is actually used (you need
"hdparm -v" for this)...
> Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
cu
Adrian
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