Seeking Help

[Basil Chupin]

On 23/01/13 00:54, Colin Law wrote:
> On 22 January 2013 13:34,  <geoff at thebakershome.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 22 January 2013 13:13,  <geoff at thebakershome.net> wrote:
>>>> More information, got it.
>>>>
>>>> - Install was from DVD
>>>> - Computer has 32 GB of ram and an Intel i7 3770 CPU.
>>>> - Primary HDD is a Samsung 840 Pro (SSD)
>>>> - Ubuntu 12.10
>>>> - Internet connection is 10 Mbps download, 800 kbps upload
>>> Is it just installing/updating that is the problem or do you have other
>>> issues?
>> Anytime I am performing a task with high I/O to one of the HDDs. There are
>> three in the computer. The SDD, and two Western Digital platter drives.
> So actually you think it is disk I/O speed that is the problem, rather
> than being anything to do with installing/upgrading?
>
> If you just copy a large file is it slow?
> Have a look in /var/log/syslog and see if there is anything that looks
> like an error.
>
> Colin

Oh dear...sounding like a cabling problem and the old hoary problem 
about SATA1/2/3 and 40-wire and 80-wire connections; and UDMA not being 
correctly recognised and set.

How does a SDD drive behave in conjunction with standard (platter) 
drives? Are there possible or known conflicts? I certainly don't know.

BC

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