> yes, it needed the path. I didn't have /sbin in my path. Thanks. > Unfortunately, hdparm does not alter the performance of my drive, at least > not as reported by hdparm. :-( > > -- > Trevor Smith // trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Maybe you can boot from RedHats rescue-cd and check with hdparm from there? Dont know if its on the cd, or if you can mount your drive from there. You could also try knoppix or other live-cd's. That way you maybe can figure out if its your configuration, kernel or what ever..