[mythtv-users] Maxtor Diamond plus 9

[Mark Edwards]

> Thanks, that helped.
>
> I did
>
> # hdparm -M 128 /dev/hdb
>
> /dev/hdb:
> setting acoustic management to 128
> acoustic     = 128 (128=quiet ... 254=fast)
>
> and the sound stopped !
>
> Now how do I test if performance has degraded or not ? Is there any test
> program ?
>
> I tried
>
> # hdparm -tT /dev/hdb
>
> /dev/hdb:
>  Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  0.24 seconds =533.33 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  1.25 seconds = 51.20 MB/sec
>
> This is the exact same number as before setting acoustic to 128. Does
> that mean I still get the same performance ?

I would imagine this would affect access times rather than thoughput, so for
Myth purposes I wouldn't expect you would notice anything at all.