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**SteveRiley** · Sep 02, 2012, 05:35 PM

You win the award for having the slowest drive so far.

And quite possibly also for having the longest hostname

**whatthefunk** · Sep 02, 2012, 07:08 PM

I want to play!
HDD

Code:

ATA device, with non-removable media
	Model Number:       WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0                   
	Serial Number:      WD-WMAYU8671853
	Firmware Revision:  15.01H15
	Transport:          Serial, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0

Code:

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 392 MB in  3.01 seconds = 130.15 MB/sec

SDD

Code:

ATA device, with non-removable media
	Model Number:       INTEL SSDSC2CW060A3                   
	Serial Number:      CVCV1532055W060AGN  
	Firmware Revision:  400i    
	Transport:          Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0

Code:

/dev/sdb:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 928 MB in  3.00 seconds = 309.27 MB/sec

**Snowhog** · Sep 02, 2012, 07:11 PM

Okay, me too.

paul@tanagra:~$ sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 242 MB in 3.02 seconds = 80.22 MB/sec
paul@tanagra:~$ sudo hdparm -t --direct /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
Timing O_DIRECT disk reads: 242 MB in 3.02 seconds = 80.26 MB/sec
paul@tanagra:~$

**ronw** · Sep 02, 2012, 07:57 PM

Code:

ATA device, with non-removable media
        Model Number:       ST9500420AS                             
        Serial Number:      5VJEVRDP
        Firmware Revision:  0002SDM1
        Transport:          Serial

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 300 MB in  3.00 seconds =  99.93 MB/sec

**SteveRiley** · Sep 02, 2012, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by SteveRiley View Post

Yes, I included only the first portion, because what appears interesting is the "Transport" line. I figured this was a way to determine which kind of SATA interface the drive is connected to. But yours is very uninformative, offering only the word "serial" and nothing else. I don't understand that.

Originally posted by SecretCode View Post

So why is my "Transport:" information deficient compared to everyone else's?

So it turns out that "Transport:" is an indication of what the drive can do, not the controller. Apparently your drive has decided not to reveal this information. Perhaps if you weren't so secretive yourself, your equipment wouldn't feel the need to do the same

And I've also learned that the SATA interface in my X1 supports rev.3 hardware! Since I use the X1 more than the T520, I will swap the drives. I just successfully finished slimming 2.5mm off the height of my Crucial M4, so that it'll fit in the X1's drive bay.

**HalationEffect** · Sep 02, 2012, 08:47 PM

Having just read that topic at the thinkpads.com forum, my first thought was "I wonder if there was something you could use instead of scotch tape to insulate the case lid from the SMDs, that just happened to have excellent thermal conductivity..."

If such a thing existed, you could make the entire lid of the Crucial drive into a heat-sink for those SMDs

**SteveRiley** · Sep 02, 2012, 09:51 PM

I used a properly-sized index card as the insulator between the cover and the chips.

But, after liposuctioning my M4, I decided to put it back in my T520. That's because I've decided to make that machine my primary computer. Really, it weighs only about a pound more than the X1, it has a bigger LCD with higher pixel density, and it has a quieter keyboard. The T520 will be my at-home machine, for work and not-work, while I will relegate the X1 purely to the briefcase for travel.

Kubuntu Quantal alpha 3 is installing right now.

**whatthefunk** · Sep 02, 2012, 10:40 PM

My old Sony Vaio:

Code:

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  52 MB in  3.07 seconds =  16.95 MB/sec

Do I get a prize?

**SecretCode** · Sep 03, 2012, 01:36 AM

Yes, but it will be delivered very slowly!

**oshunluvr** · Sep 03, 2012, 08:00 AM

stuart@office:~$ sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 390 MB in 3.01 seconds = 129.73 MB/sec
stuart@office:~$ sudo hdparm -t --direct /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
Timing O_DIRECT disk reads: 388 MB in 3.01 seconds = 128.98 MB/sec

Here's mine for comparison. This is a regular hard drive, although a top-o'-the-line one. Is it odd the invoking --direct actually slowed me down? The SSD Fairy is on it's way right now so next week - things will be a lot speedier!

@Steve: No squeaking here. Have you tried WD-40?

**oshunluvr** · Sep 03, 2012, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by whatthefunk View Post

My old Sony Vaio:

Code:

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  52 MB in  3.07 seconds =  16.95 MB/sec

Do I get a prize?

Dang - that's horrible. I've got a crappy thumb drive that's more than twice as fast as that. I hope you don't have to use that machine very often!

**Snowhog** · Sep 03, 2012, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by whatthefunk View Post

My old Sony Vaio:

Code:

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  52 MB in  3.07 seconds =  16.95 MB/sec

Do I get a prize?

Is that HDD powered by a squirrel in a cage? :eek:

**whatthefunk** · Sep 03, 2012, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by Snowhog View Post

Is that HDD powered by a squirrel in a cage? :eek:

It is now, after the upgrade. The gerbil it came with just wasnt cutting it.

**claydoh** · Sep 09, 2012, 04:39 PM

Ok the dell is up and running

seems my drive is slow and pokey

ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: TOSHIBA MK2035GSS
Serial Number: 97BVFDRTS
Firmware Revision: DK020M
Standards:
Supported: 7 6 5 4
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: 390721968
Logical Sector size: 512 bytes
Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 190782 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 200049 MBytes (200 GB)
cache/buffer size = unknown

lark@lark-Latitude-D630:~$ sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 106 MB in 3.04 seconds = 34.82 MB/sec

Its a 4400 rpm drive, lol! but my old ATA drive is about as fast

**claydoh** · Oct 12, 2012, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by claydoh View Post

Ok the dell is up and running

seems my drive is slow and pokey

Its a 4400 rpm drive, lol! but my old ATA drive is about as fast

New drive , replacing a second dead drive

Code:

sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda

/dev/sda:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 570 MB in  3.01 seconds = 189.66 M

Code:

/dev/sda:


ATA device, with non-removable media
        Model Number:       KINGSTON SV200S364G                     
        Serial Number:      Z19A30MEKATK        
        Firmware Revision:  E120506a
        Transport:          Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0
Standards:
        Supported: 9 8 7 6 5 
        Likely used: 9
Configuration:
        Logical         max     current
        cylinders       16383   16383
        heads           16      16
        sectors/track   63      63
        --
        CHS current addressable sectors:   16514064
        LBA    user addressable sectors:  125045424
        LBA48  user addressable sectors:  125045424
        Logical  Sector size:                   512 bytes
        Physical Sector size:                   512 bytes
        Logical Sector-0 offset:                  0 bytes
        device size with M = 1024*1024:       61057 MBytes
        device size with M = 1000*1000:       64023 MBytes (64 GB)
        cache/buffer size  = unknown
        Form Factor: 2.5 inch
        Nominal Media Rotation Rate: Solid State Device

Not bad for 50 bucks at Staples

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