Tim, > Last Friday 16 July 2004 18:47, Chaz Worm was like: > > Speaking of disagreements, I've seen two groups of thought on using > > 'hdparm' to speed up a hard drive. ?What is the final verdict? > > I've only come across the POV that it's essential for glitch-free recording. You do have to be careful with it. You can fry your drive. {At least you can get it hot enough that it starts beeping at you. I imagine frying would be the next step.} ... This message has been brought to you in part by a grant from Columba.