Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:25:10 -0800 | From | Linda Walsh <> | Subject | Re: SATA kernel-buffered read VERY slow (not raid, Promise TX300 card); 2.6.23.1(vanilla) |
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Robert Hancock wrote: > > If this is a Seagate, I believe that they don't have AAM enabled on > any of their newer drives (something about a lawsuit for patent > infringement on that feature, or something). Quite likely they don't > support that power management command, either. -- Do you have a source for this -- haven't heard of such a conflict -- besides, doesn't ATA-7 require some of those functions? Given the trend toward power-saving and quieter (also usually less vibration) hard disks, I strongly disbelieve Seagate would remove those features -- especially since they are mentioned on Seagate's drive information page as being supported features.
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