[plug] Celeron vs Duron - and a Linux question

[Matt Kemner]

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Trevor Phillips wrote:

> On a semi-related issue - with my new beastie system, when I "thrash" the HDD
> (eg; copying bulk stuff around), Linux freezes every few seconds for a pause.

I notice a similar problem, and fix it with the -u parameter to hdparm.

To find out the exact syntax you will need to read the manual (and the
associated warnings), because I will not be liable to any damage it may
cause. It works fine for me, but as always YMMV.

 - Matt