> > > > START layout > > 32 1 1 5 > > You may want something larger than 32 here, This mean 16k blocks read/write to > the disk. You'd want something larger - 64 or 128 - to decrease the interrupt > load and increase the IDE bandwith. but no more than 128 because of MAXPHYS limit. larger WILL work but every write mean rewrite that case