[mythtv-users] SATA and DMA (SIIG 3112)

[leland sindt]

> I record on a RAID-0 software  array with 2 SATA drives:
>
> /dev/hda:
> Timing cached reads:   2608 MB in  2.00 seconds = 1303.92 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads:  184 MB in  3.00 seconds =  61.33 MB/sec
>
>
> /dev/md0:
> Timing cached reads:   2648 MB in  2.00 seconds = 1323.92 MB/sec
> Timing buffered disk reads:  338 MB in  3.03 seconds = 111.62 MB/sec
>   
Those look like good hdparm numbers, how does your system respond? How 
hard are you pushing it? I am looking to sustain 2 SD and 1 HD 
recordings, (at least) one front end using XvMC, and mythcommflag.