HI all i've found that some eide are capable of automatic acoustic management. and that slow down th

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HI all i've found that some eide are capable of automatic acoustic
management. and that slow down the hdd...


I've done some research and find out that aam tool is capable of
tweaking the acces time of the hard drive. but as it is not a free
ware i can't manage to change the value set by the manufaturers. Also
on some forum they say that is boost the performance of booting and
other thing.

And by default the hdd is set on the mode silence. And it's cuting
down the performance. What i would love to do is set back the AAM to
normal and have the full speed of my hdd.

Docs AAM Tool v1.7.0d is the german version and the latest version but
there is also a engllish version v.1.1.0 --> aamtool.exe

it is known to work on maxtor drive...
Is there any other program like it that change the value for free.
 
DDC said:
HI all i've found that some eide are capable of automatic acoustic
management. and that slow down the hdd...


I've done some research and find out that aam tool is capable of
tweaking the acces time of the hard drive. but as it is not a free
ware i can't manage to change the value set by the manufaturers. Also
on some forum they say that is boost the performance of booting and
other thing.

And by default the hdd is set on the mode silence. And it's cuting
down the performance. What i would love to do is set back the AAM to
normal and have the full speed of my hdd.

Docs AAM Tool v1.7.0d is the german version and the latest version but
there is also a engllish version v.1.1.0 --> aamtool.exe

it is known to work on maxtor drive...
Is there any other program like it that change the value for free.
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Try the Hitachi (former IBM) Feature Tool ? People claim it works
with more than just Hitachi drives. Post back whether it works fo
you or not.

"Feature Tool (v1.99)"
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

"The Feature Tool allows you to:

* Enable or disable the read-ahead or write cache.
* Change the drive Automatic Acoustic Management settings to the:
- Lowest acoustic emanation setting (Quiet Seek Mode), or
- Maximum performance level (Normal Seek Mode).
* Change the predefined capacity of the drive. This option can be
used in situations where there is a BIOS limitation and the drive
is not recognized. See the Users Guide for specific details.
* Switch the Ultra DMA mode
* Change Advanced Power Mode - allows you to change between the
lowest power consumption and the highest power consumption
(maximum performance level).
* Show Drive Temperature - shows the current drive temperature
in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
* Configure SATA interface - adjust maximum speed and enable/disable
Spread Spectrum Clocking."

I've noticed that my drives are set that way from the factory
as well (silent mode), but I like it that way.

Paul
 
Try the Hitachi (former IBM) Feature Tool ? People claim it works
with more than just Hitachi drives. Post back whether it works fo
you or not.

"Feature Tool (v1.99)"
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm

"The Feature Tool allows you to:

* Enable or disable the read-ahead or write cache.
* Change the drive Automatic Acoustic Management settings to the:
- Lowest acoustic emanation setting (Quiet Seek Mode), or
- Maximum performance level (Normal Seek Mode).
* Change the predefined capacity of the drive. This option can be
used in situations where there is a BIOS limitation and the drive
is not recognized. See the Users Guide for specific details.
* Switch the Ultra DMA mode
* Change Advanced Power Mode - allows you to change between the
lowest power consumption and the highest power consumption
(maximum performance level).
* Show Drive Temperature - shows the current drive temperature
in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
* Configure SATA interface - adjust maximum speed and enable/disable
Spread Spectrum Clocking."

I've noticed that my drives are set that way from the factory
as well (silent mode), but I like it that way.

Paul
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Well it work with maxtor hard drive ( 80 gigs 8mb of cache)

I've found that it was set on "normal mode"
So i've deseable the AAm to see what it will do and for now the drive
works well the down side is that the performance is equal at whats it
was before.
 
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