[mythtv-users] Hard Drive reliability esp. RAID issues

[John Drescher]

>> Do you need better performance? A 14 drive linux software array of 1TB
>> drives should net you at minimum 500MB/s writes with 600 to 800 MB/s
>> reads.
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> Guess there is something seriously wrong with mine then... I have a 14 drive
> array with 500GB drives, software RAID, and I am lucky to get 120 MB/s
> (measured using dd). Do you have any tips/suggestions on how to speed it up?

Are all drives on the pci-e based sata controllers? What CPU?

John