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do a 'man hdparm' ; this will tell you about which command line
switches you can use in conjunction with hdparm - a tool to test
your hdds' speed and change various settings such as udma mode,
read-ahead, etc.
I tried hdparm.
seems that my pci ide , or to be exact , my motherboard chipset is not supported in linux.
Somehow I need a patch or an upgrade to kernel.
Whatever that will work.
Since I don't know how to make use of these, i need help in instructions too.
OK probably a stupid question, but have you got DMA enabled in your BIOS configuration?
I think you are right in saying you need a patch for your kernel or maybe even better to install the newest one. You maybe better off asking advice about installing a new kernel in a different forum than this one, I don't know. Somebody more knowledgable on this will have to help you out.
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