@Rajagopal: This result: # hdparm -tT /dev/hda5 /dev/hda5: Timing cached reads: 9952 MB in 2.00 seconds = 4980.51 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 8 MB in 3.08 seconds = 2.60 MB/sec @Timo: 458930-B21 HP 750GB 7.2k HP MDL SATA I don't have idea for this case :( -- Best regards, David http://blog.pnyet.web.id On 05/10/2010 03:19 PM, Timo Schoeler wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > thus David Suhendrik spake: > >> Dear All, >> I've a new server HP DL 180 G6 with quad core processor, ram 4 GB, hdd >> (WDC) 1x750GB Sata. >> I was confused when installing CentOS 5 64bit on that server, I take >> about two hours to format the ext3 file system. is this normal? >> > Hi, > > could you provide the exact model number of that HD? > > I think it could be a 4K issue. We ran into this, too, some months ago: > > http://www.hv23.net/2010/02/wd10ears-performance-larger-block-size-issues4k/ > > HTH, > > Timo > > >> Because when I compare with other sata hard drive in another computer >> file system format is not too long like that. >> And when I copy the file on the local hard drive for longer time when >> compared with the copy of the file on another server. >> >> How to debug on this issue? >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> David >> http://blog.pnyet.web.id >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFL58GGfg746kcGBOwRAj/DAKC1qjx6s5KsxrfogqFQDaX8DxiGYACdEgzi > zQbtaxXCAKLsd2PZNyMTwXw= > =yg+z > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >