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Article #629Re: hdparm, multiple mode, and WD Caviar 540
From: Mark Lord
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 1994 22:50
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 1994 22:50
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In article <1994Nov3.231834.7897@muffin.pronet.com> cas@muffin.pronet.com writes: <> < I just got a brand new (only a few weeks old) WD Caviar 540 to <> < replace my ancient Maxtor SCSI drive which finally died. Does <> < anyone know whether enabling multimode will benefit me or not? < <> Yeah, it will. Just set it to 2 or 4, though, not 16. < <Why 2 or 4, and not 16? Western Digital recommends settings between 4 and 8, inclusively. -- mlord@bnr.ca Mark Lord BNR Ottawa,Canada 613-763-7482
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