fio-1 Intel Core i7-2630QM testing with a Acer JE50_HR and Intel Sandy Bridge IGP on MandrivaLinux 2011.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Seagate ST9500325AS: Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Acer JE50_HR, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 500GB Seagate ST9500325AS, Graphics: Intel Sandy Bridge IGP (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit PCIe + Broadcom Device 4358 OS: MandrivaLinux 2011.0, Kernel: 2.6.39.4-5.1-desktop (x86_64), Desktop: KDE, Display Server: X Server 1.10.3, Display Driver: intel 2.15.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1 20110627, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Flexible IO Tester 1.57 Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Seconds (Run Time) < Lower Is Better Seagate ST9500325AS . 9822.74 |================================================