On Sunday 06 October 2002 3:50 pm, Michael Knee wrote: > I have a dual boot system, WindowsXP and RH7.3. Response time for XP is > dramatically faster than for Linux, which is the opposite of what I would > have expected. Has anyone else run into this? > > Each OS has it's own disk, and both disks are the same model (Western > Digital, 80GB, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache): > > XP is on hda (primary master) > Linux is on hdb (primary slave) > > I installed XP first, later I added the 2nd drive and Linux. > > Any ideas? Or does XP usually respond faster than Linux? > > Mike What do you mean response time, in response to what? -- Richard L. Proctor Krystal Computer Services PC Repairs & Upgrades 480-699-3098