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SharpieFiend
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My main rig died over the weekend, so I'm in the process of getting the trusty old Sempron up and running until I can get a new PC. The processor is a Sempron 3100+ @ 2.3Ghz and an ASUS K8NE-Deluxe board that uses the nForce3 250 chipset.
I've installed two WD 25000KS drives on the nVidia RAID controller for some RAID 0 goodness. The write speeds are very acceptable but read is slower then it should be. I did a search on the net and discovered the nForce3 RAID controller has a problem with SMART, when it's enabled read performance takes a huge hit. It's a known issue that was never fixed, but there is a workaround, which is disabling SMART.
Is there a way to permanently disable SMART on a drive without using the BIOS? I can disable it through the BIOS, but it seems like the nVidia RAID controller turns it on again when it loads. Thanks!
EDIT: For those interested, more searching makes me feel that this is par for the course. When I get the new PC then I'll be using Intel RAID on a pair of WD 640GB drives so perhaps that will treat me better.
I've installed two WD 25000KS drives on the nVidia RAID controller for some RAID 0 goodness. The write speeds are very acceptable but read is slower then it should be. I did a search on the net and discovered the nForce3 RAID controller has a problem with SMART, when it's enabled read performance takes a huge hit. It's a known issue that was never fixed, but there is a workaround, which is disabling SMART.
Is there a way to permanently disable SMART on a drive without using the BIOS? I can disable it through the BIOS, but it seems like the nVidia RAID controller turns it on again when it loads. Thanks!
EDIT: For those interested, more searching makes me feel that this is par for the course. When I get the new PC then I'll be using Intel RAID on a pair of WD 640GB drives so perhaps that will treat me better.