On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 09:38:36AM -0700, Kim Lux wrote: > Yours isn't optimized either. > > One can change them manually using hdparm (see man hdparm), but the > kernel should set them better than this. Messing around with drive > parameters is not something that Joe/Jane Average should have to do. You should not change these parameters without knowing what you are doing. Your advice is incorrect.