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

[Brian Wood]

On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:52 PM, leland sindt wrote:

> What does "hdparm -tT" show you?
>
> hdparm -tT /dev/sda
>
> /dev/sda:
>  Timing cached reads:   2256 MB in  2.00 seconds = 1127.93 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  112 MB in  3.08 seconds =  36.41 MB/sec
>
> whoa, the above was with mythcommflag running.... see below....
>
> /dev/sda:
>  Timing cached reads:   2264 MB in  2.00 seconds = 1131.93 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  200 MB in  3.02 seconds =  66.22 MB/sec
>

Looks about right. I don't think you can expect more from a single (n) 
ATA drive.