Roberto Ragusa wrote: > Mike McCarty wrote: > >> Can anyone give me advice on how to proceed with diagnostics? > > Nothing in /var/log/messages? > > What do you get when running hdparm -t a few times? Stable numbers? Yes. I tried each disc three times, and here are the values look consistent with each other. $ sudo /sbin/hdparm -t /dev/hda /dev/hda: Timing buffered disk reads: 110 MB in 3.02 seconds = 36.43 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 112 MB in 3.04 seconds = 36.82 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 112 MB in 3.03 seconds = 37.02 MB/sec $ sudo /sbin/hdparm -t /dev/hdb /dev/hdb: Timing buffered disk reads: 168 MB in 4.06 seconds = 41.42 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 168 MB in 4.03 seconds = 41.65 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 168 MB in 4.12 seconds = 40.80 MB/sec Here's /var/log/messages ]$ sudo grep hd[ab] /var/log/messages Feb 12 02:08:07 Presario-1 fsck: /dev/hdb1 [repeats deleted] Feb 12 03:40:40 Presario-1 smartd[2632]: Device: /dev/hda, opened Feb 12 03:40:40 Presario-1 smartd[2632]: Device: /dev/hda, not found in smartd database. Feb 12 03:40:40 Presario-1 smartd[2632]: Device: /dev/hda, is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list. Feb 12 03:40:42 Presario-1 kernel: ide0: BM-DMA at 0xfc00-0xfc07, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA Feb 12 03:40:43 Presario-1 kernel: hda: WDC WD400EB-11CPF0, ATA DISK drive Feb 12 03:40:44 Presario-1 kernel: hdb: WDC WD3200AAJB-00WGA0, ATA DISK drive Feb 12 03:40:44 Presario-1 kernel: hda: max request size: 128KiB Feb 12 03:40:45 Presario-1 kernel: hda: 78165360 sectors (40020 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63, UDMA(100) Feb 12 03:40:47 Presario-1 kernel: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 hda6 > Feb 12 03:40:48 Presario-1 kernel: hdb: max request size: 1024KiB Feb 12 03:40:49 Presario-1 kernel: hdb: 625142448 sectors (320072 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=38913/255/63, UDMA(100) Feb 12 03:40:49 Presario-1 kernel: hdb: hdb1 Feb 12 03:40:50 Presario-1 kernel: EXT3 FS on hda5, internal journal Feb 12 03:40:50 Presario-1 kernel: Adding 524120k swap on /dev/hda6. Priority:-1 extents:1 Feb 12 03:40:50 Presario-1 kernel: EXT3 FS on hdb1, internal journal Feb 12 03:40:50 Presario-1 kernel: EXT3 FS on hda3, internal journal Feb 12 03:39:51 Presario-1 fsck: /dev/hdb1: 325672/39075840 files (3.5% non-contiguous), 37874482/78142160 blocks I deleted repeats in a few places of lines similar to the one just before "[repeats deleted]" Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines