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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
To: Andreas Baer <lnx1@gmx.net>
Cc: Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pmarques@grupopie.com
Subject: Re: Problem with Asus P4C800-DX and P4 -Northwood-
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:03:55 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d120d500050725130341b069dc@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42E542D5.3080905@gmx.net>

On 7/25/05, Andreas Baer <lnx1@gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> >>
> >>Here I have
> >>
> >>         /dev/hda:  26.91 MB/sec
> >>         /dev/hda1: 26.90 MB/sec    (Windows FAT32)
> >>         /dev/hda7: 17.89 MB/sec    (Linux EXT3)
> >>
> >>Could you give me a reason how this is possible?
> >
> >
> > a reason for what ? the fact that the notebook performs faster than the
> > desktop while slower on I/O ?
> 
> No, a reason why the partition with Linux (ReiserFS or Ext3) is always slower
> than the Windows partition?
> 

Because of geometry issues hard drive can't not deliver constant data
rate off the plates. Your windows partition is on "faster" part of the
drive.

-- 
Dmitry

  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-07-25 20:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-07-25  0:50 Problem with Asus P4C800-DX and P4 -Northwood- Andreas Baer
2005-07-25  5:12 ` Willy Tarreau
2005-07-25 13:10   ` Andreas Baer
2005-07-25 14:00     ` Paulo Marques
2005-07-25 15:24     ` Willy Tarreau
2005-07-25 19:51       ` Andreas Baer
2005-07-25 20:03         ` Erik Mouw
2005-07-25 20:12           ` Andreas Baer
2005-07-25 20:26             ` Erik Mouw
2005-07-25 20:38           ` Jesper Juhl
2005-07-25 21:01             ` Erik Mouw
2005-07-25 20:03         ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2005-07-25 20:03         ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2005-07-25 20:48         ` Bill Davidsen
2005-07-25 21:51           ` Andreas Baer
2005-07-26 14:39             ` Bill Davidsen
2005-07-26 16:13               ` Andreas Baer

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