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| mission:log:2011:01:24:4k-partition-alignment-primer [2013/06/30 12:49] – [Partition Alignment] chrono | mission:log:2011:01:24:4k-partition-alignment-primer [2013/06/30 12:50] (current) – [Conclusion] chrono | ||
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| ==== Run benchmark ==== | ==== Run benchmark ==== | ||
| - | <note warning> | + | <WRAP round alert> |
| The following tests **will erase the complete disk**. | The following tests **will erase the complete disk**. | ||
| Only continue when you feel confident that you know what you are doing. Take special care to check that your hdd really is /dev/sda or change the -d option according to your own setup! | Only continue when you feel confident that you know what you are doing. Take special care to check that your hdd really is /dev/sda or change the -d option according to your own setup! | ||
| - | </note> | + | </WRAP> |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| ==== Results ==== | ==== Results ==== | ||
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| ^Device^Sector 0^Sector 8^Sector 34^Sector 40^Sector 42^ | ^Device^Sector 0^Sector 8^Sector 34^Sector 40^Sector 42^ | ||
| |WD |12.545s|12.436s|65.792s|12.211s|66.341s| | |WD |12.545s|12.436s|65.792s|12.211s|66.341s| | ||
| |HD204UI|10.141s|10.153s|59.064s|10.126s|59.010s| | |HD204UI|10.141s|10.153s|59.064s|10.126s|59.010s| | ||
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| misaligned cp: | misaligned cp: | ||
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| * misaligned: 17MB/s | * misaligned: 17MB/s | ||
| - | <note important> | + | <WRAP round important> |
| Alignment: | Alignment: | ||
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| The msdos partition table/mbr is 512bytes long, so theoretically sector 8 would be the start sector for the first partition. | The msdos partition table/mbr is 512bytes long, so theoretically sector 8 would be the start sector for the first partition. | ||
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