Setting hdparm permanently

I have found that running sudo hdparm -c1 /dev/hda and sudo hdparm -c1 /dev/hdc speeds up my system tremendously. I want to set these permanently at system startup rather than having to set them once the system is started. In ubuntu and kubuntu I can set these settings in /etc/hdparm.conf but this system doesn't appear to have this file. I have googled to try to find where to set this, and haven't come up with anything useful. How do I set this permanently? Thanks in advance for any help. -- ~R~ ---------------------------------------------------------- Stay away from flying saucers today.