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diff --git a/DOCS/cd-dvd.html b/DOCS/cd-dvd.html index 2f2a891f87..b40b7df40a 100644 --- a/DOCS/cd-dvd.html +++ b/DOCS/cd-dvd.html @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ <P> <CODE>echo file_readahead:2000000 > /proc/ide/[cdrom device]/settings</CODE></P> <P>This sets prefetched file reading to 2MB, which helps with scratched CD-ROMs. + If you set it to too high, the drive will continuously spin up and down, and + will dramatically decrease the performance. It is recommended that you also tune your CD-ROM drive with hdparm:</P> <P> <CODE>hdparm -d1 -a8 -u1 (cdrom device)</CODE></P> |