Hi. Dell Vostro 1500, 250GB Seagate model ST9250827AS clicks. hdparm -B 254 fixes. -- X.
/dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: ST9250827AS Serial Number: 5RG02FVW Firmware Revision: 3.ADA Transport: Serial Standards: Used: unknown (minor revision code 0x0029) Supported: 8 7 6 5 Likely used: 8 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 488397168 Logical Sector size: 512 bytes Physical Sector size: 512 bytes device size with M = 1024*1024: 238475 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 250059 MBytes (250 GB) cache/buffer size = 8192 KBytes Nominal Media Rotation Rate: 5400 Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 32 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 8 Advanced power management level: 254 Recommended acoustic management value: 208, current value: 254 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE * Advanced Power Management feature set SET_MAX security extension * Automatic Acoustic Management feature set * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * General Purpose Logging feature set * 64-bit World wide name * IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD Write-Read-Verify feature set * WRITE_UNCORRECTABLE_EXT command * {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands * Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Host-initiated interface power management * Phy event counters Device-initiated interface power management * Software settings preservation * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set * SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2) * SCT Features Control (AC4) * SCT Data Tables (AC5) Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 5000c500099f33f8 NAA : 5 IEEE OUI : 000c50 Unique ID : 0099f33f8 Checksum: correct
# dmidecode 2.10 SMBIOS 2.4 present. 45 structures occupying 1977 bytes. Table at 0x000F7180. Handle 0xDA00, DMI type 218, 251 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DA FB 00 DA B2 00 0D 5F 1F 37 40 7D 00 00 00 00 00 7E 00 02 00 00 00 40 00 04 00 01 00 41 00 04 00 00 00 65 00 05 00 00 00 66 00 05 00 01 00 5E 00 06 00 01 00 5F 00 06 00 00 00 89 01 07 00 00 00 8A 01 07 00 01 00 42 00 08 00 01 00 43 00 08 00 00 00 55 00 09 00 00 00 6D 00 09 00 01 00 2D 00 0A 00 02 00 6E 00 0A 00 01 00 2E 00 0A 00 00 00 11 01 0B 00 00 00 10 01 0B 00 01 00 F0 00 0C 00 01 00 ED 00 0C 00 00 00 41 01 0D 00 01 00 40 01 0D 00 00 00 47 01 0E 00 01 00 46 01 0E 00 00 00 4A 01 0F 00 00 00 4B 01 0F 00 01 00 52 01 10 00 01 00 53 01 10 00 00 00 80 01 11 00 01 00 7F 01 11 00 00 00 7C 01 12 00 01 00 7B 01 12 00 00 00 7E 01 13 00 01 00 7D 01 13 00 00 00 92 01 14 00 00 00 91 01 14 00 01 00 94 01 15 00 00 00 93 01 15 00 01 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xDA01, DMI type 218, 251 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DA FB 01 DA B2 00 0D 5F 1F 37 40 86 01 16 00 01 00 85 01 16 00 00 00 82 01 17 00 01 00 81 01 17 00 00 00 84 01 18 00 01 00 83 01 18 00 00 00 9B 01 19 00 00 00 9C 01 19 00 01 00 9D 01 19 00 02 00 9E 01 19 00 03 00 8B 01 1A 00 00 00 8C 01 1A 00 01 00 EA 00 1B 00 00 00 EB 00 1B 00 01 00 EC 00 1B 00 02 00 28 00 1C 00 00 00 29 00 1C 00 01 00 2A 00 1C 00 02 00 2B 00 1D 00 00 00 2C 00 1E 00 00 00 E7 00 1F 00 01 00 E6 00 1F 00 00 00 0E 01 20 00 01 00 0F 01 20 00 00 00 9B 00 21 00 01 00 9C 00 21 00 00 00 4D 01 22 00 01 00 4C 01 22 00 00 00 01 01 23 00 00 00 02 01 23 00 01 00 04 01 23 00 02 00 37 01 24 00 00 00 38 01 24 00 01 00 D9 01 25 00 01 00 D8 01 25 00 00 00 EA 01 26 00 00 00 EB 01 26 00 01 00 EC 01 27 00 00 00 ED 01 27 00 01 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xDA02, DMI type 218, 53 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DA 35 02 DA B2 00 0D 5F 1F 37 40 76 01 76 01 01 00 75 01 75 01 01 00 01 F0 01 F0 00 00 02 F0 02 F0 00 00 03 F0 03 F0 00 00 04 F0 04 F0 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: Dell Inc. Version: A06 Release Date: 04/21/2008 Address: 0xF0000 Runtime Size: 64 kB ROM Size: 1024 kB Characteristics: ISA is supported PCI is supported PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported PNP is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported AGP is supported Smart battery is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Function key-initiated network boot is supported Targeted content distribution is supported BIOS Revision: 0.6 Firmware Revision: 0.6 Handle 0x0100, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Vostro 1500 Version: Not Specified Serial Number: GQDG0G1 UUID: 44454C4C-5100-1044-8047-C7C04F304731 Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: Not Specified Family: Handle 0x0200, DMI type 2, 9 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Version: Serial Number: .GQDG0G1. . Asset Tag: Handle 0x0300, DMI type 3, 13 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Type: Portable Lock: Not Present Version: Not Specified Serial Number: GQDG0G1 Asset Tag: Not Specified Boot-up State: Safe Power Supply State: Safe Thermal State: Safe Security Status: None Handle 0x0400, DMI type 4, 40 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: Microprocessor Type: Central Processor Family: Core 2 Duo Manufacturer: Intel ID: FD 06 00 00 FF FB EB BF Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 15, Stepping 13 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) DS (Debug store) ACPI (ACPI supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) SS (Self-snoop) HTT (Hyper-threading technology) TM (Thermal monitor supported) PBE (Pending break enabled) Version: Not Specified Voltage: 3.3 V External Clock: 200 MHz Max Speed: 2000 MHz Current Speed: 1600 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: None L1 Cache Handle: 0x0700 L2 Cache Handle: 0x0701 L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided Serial Number: Not Specified Asset Tag: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Core Count: 2 Core Enabled: 2 Thread Count: 2 Characteristics: 64-bit capable Handle 0x0700, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: Not Specified Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 32 kB Maximum Size: 32 kB Supported SRAM Types: Unknown Installed SRAM Type: Unknown Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: None System Type: Data Associativity: 4-way Set-associative Handle 0x0701, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: Not Specified Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address Location: Internal Installed Size: 2048 kB Maximum Size: 2048 kB Supported SRAM Types: Pipeline Burst Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst Speed: 15 ns Error Correction Type: None System Type: Unified Associativity: Other Handle 0x0804, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: USB Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB) Port Type: USB Handle 0x0806, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: MONITOR Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: DB-15 female Port Type: Video Port Handle 0x080B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: FireWire Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: IEEE 1394 Port Type: Firewire (IEEE P1394) Handle 0x080C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Modem Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: RJ-11 Port Type: Modem Port Handle 0x080D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: Ethernet Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: RJ-45 Port Type: Network Port Handle 0x0A00, DMI type 10, 6 bytes On Board Device Information Type: Video Status: Enabled Description: NVIDIA NB8P-GS Handle 0x0A01, DMI type 10, 6 bytes On Board Device Information Type: Sound Status: Enabled Description: Sigmatel 9205 Handle 0x0B00, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: Dell System String 2: 5[0005] String 3: 13[PP22L] Handle 0x0D00, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Installable Languages: 1 en|US|iso8859-1 Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1 Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 4 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 2 Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x1000 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_A Bank Locator: Not Specified Type: DDR Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 667 MHz Manufacturer: 7F4F000000000000 Serial Number: 0007B693 Asset Tag: 000804 Part Number: JM667QSU-2G Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 27 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x1000 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 2048 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: DIMM_B Bank Locator: Not Specified Type: DDR Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 667 MHz Manufacturer: 0000000000000000 Serial Number: 00000000 Asset Tag: 000000 Part Number: SHTYGD2S188F248667 Handle 0x1301, DMI type 19, 15 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF Range Size: 4 GB Physical Array Handle: 0x1000 Partition Width: 0 Handle 0x1401, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF Range Size: 4 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x1100 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1301 Partition Row Position: 1 Interleave Position: 1 Interleaved Data Depth: 8 Handle 0x1411, DMI type 126, 19 bytes Inactive Handle 0x1402, DMI type 20, 19 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF Range Size: 4 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x1101 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1301 Partition Row Position: 1 Interleave Position: 2 Interleaved Data Depth: 8 Handle 0x1412, DMI type 126, 19 bytes Inactive Handle 0x1500, DMI type 21, 7 bytes Built-in Pointing Device Type: Touch Pad Interface: Bus Mouse Buttons: 2 Handle 0x1600, DMI type 22, 26 bytes Portable Battery Location: Sys. Battery Bay Manufacturer: Sanyo Name: DELL TM97883 Design Capacity: 52000 mWh Design Voltage: 11100 mV SBDS Version: 1.0 Maximum Error: 0% SBDS Serial Number: 0838 SBDS Manufacture Date: 2008-03-28 SBDS Chemistry: LION OEM-specific Information: 0x00000001 Handle 0x1B00, DMI type 27, 12 bytes Cooling Device Type: Fan Status: OK OEM-specific Information: 0x0000DD00 Handle 0x1C00, DMI type 28, 20 bytes Temperature Probe Description: CPU Internal Temperature Location: Processor Status: OK Maximum Value: 127.0 deg C Minimum Value: 0.0 deg C Resolution: 1.000 deg C Tolerance: 0.5 deg C Accuracy: Unknown OEM-specific Information: 0x0000DC00 Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Handle 0xB000, DMI type 176, 5 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: B0 05 00 B0 2C Handle 0xB100, DMI type 177, 12 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: B1 0C 00 B1 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xB200, DMI type 178, 6 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: B2 06 00 B2 99 99 Handle 0xD000, DMI type 208, 10 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D0 0A 00 D0 01 04 FE 00 28 02 Handle 0xD800, DMI type 216, 9 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D8 09 00 D8 01 03 01 F0 03 Strings: NVidia Corp. 060.084.050.000.002.000 Handle 0xD900, DMI type 217, 8 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D9 08 00 D9 01 02 01 03 Strings: US-101 Proprietary Handle 0xDB00, DMI type 219, 9 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DB 09 00 DB 03 01 02 03 FF Strings: System Device Bay Floppy, Battery, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+RW, DVD+/-RW, Hard Disk, BLU-RAY DVD+/-RW Handle 0xDC00, DMI type 220, 22 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DC 16 00 DC 01 F0 00 00 02 F0 00 00 00 00 03 F0 04 F0 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xDD00, DMI type 221, 19 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 13 00 DD 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Handle 0xD400, DMI type 212, 37 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D4 25 00 D4 74 00 75 00 00 10 2D 2E 5C 00 78 BF 40 5D 00 78 BF 00 08 00 1D DF 00 03 00 1D DF 00 FF FF 00 00 00 Handle 0xD401, DMI type 212, 17 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: D4 11 01 D4 74 00 75 00 03 40 49 4A FF FF 00 00 00 Handle 0xDE00, DMI type 222, 16 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DE 10 00 DE 01 02 FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 Handle 0x7F00, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table