Moe wrote:
Hello All, Question for the experts out there. Whats the difference between the UDMA 66 drives vs ATA 66? I picked up a UDMA 66 for $135(20GB, 2mb buffer, 7200rpm). Has anyone on this list using this type of udma drive. Is the ATA 66 better? Why or why not?
This 66 MB/sec transfer rate is similar with scsi. My purpose for this drive for webhosting small sites using the SuSe 6.3.
Any extra info will be greatly appreciated...
UDMA is better if your mother board supports it. If not then I think they are about the same. If so then put a command like "hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/hda" into your "/sbin/init.d/boot.local" file to enable the dma stuff. You can also benchmark it before and after the above boot.local entry with the " hdparm -t -T /dev/hda " command. These drives are screamers. Price/Performance ratio is much better than any scsi. Mark -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/