HowTo: Linux Check IDE / SATA Hard Disk Transfer Speed - nixCraft

S o how do you find out how fast is your hard disk under Linux? Is it running at SATA I (150 MB/s) or SATA II (300 MB/s) speed without opening computer case or chassis? You can use the hdparm command to check hard disk speed. It provides a command line ..

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