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How to check DMA mode on SATA

31-Oct-09

How to check DMA mode on SATA
dmesg |grep DMA
$ sudo dmesg |grep DMA
[ 0.000000] DMA 0×00000010 -> 0×00001000
[ 0.000000] DMA zone: 32 pages used for memmap
[ 0.000000] DMA zone: 0 pages reserved
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hdparm get/set SATA/ATA device parameters

31-Oct-09

hdparm – get/set SATA/ATA device parameters
Hdparm is a tool that allows you to set IDE device settings. This includes things such as DMA modes, transfer settings and various other settings that can help improve the speed of your hard disks and CDROMs. These settings are not enabled by default, so [...]

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