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2005-09-06, 11:54
When I used Linux, there was a CLI program called hdparm that could change hard drive settings how ever you liked to get the best performance out of the drive. It's an linux-only program, IIRC, but i was wondering if there's something like this for the *BSDs and OS X.
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Selfish Heathen
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2005-09-06, 12:18
Looking at that article, it seems to me that the only reason hdparm exists is because Linux has to be extremely conservative by default since it can run on practically anything under the sun. Since Apple makes the whole package, I would expect that settings like those listed there would be set based on autodetected hardware or at least set to a more optimal defaults.
That said, I just browsed through the man pages of some /usr/bin and /usr/sbin programs and saw nothing directly analogous to hdparm. Honestly, I think this is a good thing.  The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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2005-09-06, 12:41
Yeah, you're probably right. I'd still like to at least test my HD read/write speeds, to see if Apple does optimize drive performance.
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2005-09-06, 12:51
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