[plug] Celeron vs Duron - and a Linux question

[Trevor Phillips]

Matt Kemner wrote:
> 
> 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.

*RTFM's*

Oooh! Sounds like what I want, but those warnings sound quite dire. ^_^; Still,
the "in particular" examples refer to problems in pre-2.0.13 kernels...

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