* Chase Granberry (c.r.granberry@student.tcu.edu) wrote:
> well...i just installed slackware 8 and im having problems with my hard 
> drive.  whenever my computer accesses the hardrive it slows performance 
> significatly...causing the audio and graphics to slow down extremely:( 
> i've compiled and installed kernel 2.4.5 but with no luck. any advice 
> would be appreciated.

man hdparm


hth,
Gontran