On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 11:09, PFJ wrote: > Hi. > > > The other weird thing is that it also happens when I'm doing files > > transfers. If I copy a file from one file system to another or if I scp > > a file to the machine, the same thing happens. > > Also occurs with DVD writing. As soon as I hit record on k3b, everything > becomes sluggish and I just have to leave the machine to it's own > devices. I have not read your first email, (too lazy atm), but is DMA enabled? hdparm -d /dev/hdx (where x is the drive letter for hd's and cd's/dvd's). In the past if this is not enabled the system performance takes any thing up to a 70% hit in performance. Doug
