Re: hdparm tuning

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On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 02:22:16AM EST, Anthony Krishock wrote:
> Thanks, Luke..
> 
> I take your statement to mean that I could step through one of the numerous
> examples of hdparm tuning on the web (Such as
> http://tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/chap6se
> c74.html) without causing any damage?

Thats correct.

> Also.. for my setup, sda is the Windows XP side (NTFS). Should I only mess
> with the linux side (sdb)?

Since hdparm is for drive tuning, it won't affect any data at all. If you only wish to tune sdb, thats fine, but tuning sda as well won't do any harm.

Luke
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