> Does anybody have any experience on setting the OS/Kernel parameters to > utilize the hardware at something more then a snails pace? My guess is, that the CentOS kernel doesn't contain a driver for your harddisk controller, and thus is falling back to some generic driver. Refer to the controller's manufacturer and find out / ask how to use it with Linux. Patrick. -- Key ID: 0x86E346D4 http://patrick-nagel.net/key.asc Fingerprint: 7745 E1BE FA8B FBAD 76AB 2BFC C981 E686 86E3 46D4 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070903/880bee42/attachment-0005.sig>