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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Unacceptable HDD performance
From:       Aryan Ameri <a.ameri () linuxiran ! org>
Date:       2004-01-17 20:11:36
Message-ID: 200401172345.25774.a.ameri () linuxiran ! org
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Hi there:

I am running a ThinkPad A31 (1 year old) notebook with 256 MB of RAM, 
and a 1.8 Ghz Pentium-M processor. While this is by no means a cutting 
edge system, it is still nevertheless an acceptable system.

However the system is really under-performing, and it is completely 
apparent to me that the bottleneck is the HDD. Put it this way, it 
seems my internet connection is faster than my hard disk because 
whenever I start downloading 600 KBps or more, the hard disk  light 
just remains on (which means it is under heavy load) and at that point 
my system becomes useless until I stop one of the connections and 
downgrade my speed. Also, I can't seem to burn CDs with more than 3x 
speed, because again the bottleneck seems to be the HDD.

I have heard now and again, that notebook HDDs are slow, but this 
particular model was a high-end model last year, and I made sure that 
it uses the best HDD available in the market. I can't believe that it 
is THIS slow.

Before complaining to IBM about a faulty HDD, I just want to ask if 
there is anything I can do to boost HDDs performance; via software. I 
have never run any other OS on this machine (I run sid) so I want to 
make sure that this under-performance isn't related to the OS. 
Precisely, I am asking to see if there are any softwares, or tricks, 
which can boost the performance of the hard disk.

Cheers
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Aryan Ameri


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