mycroft@gnu.ai.mit.edu wrote :
> 
> Well, I've already changed the newfs(8) defaults to the equivalent of
> `-a 8 -d 0 -n 1', do I declare this discussion moot.  B-)
> 

Hmm... Oh dear, looks like I will have to upgrade. I only have old drives :-(.
I will have to see what affect these settings would have on a Maxtor XT1140.

Any ideas? 

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