Linux Optimization Tips

iDog

Stop unused services

Go over all services, stop those which you don't need at all.

IDE hard disk: enable DMA

Execute following command or put it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local to execute it everytime you start your machine:

/sbin/hdparm -d1 -c3 -m16 /dev/hda

The performance can be measured by executing following command before and after enabling DMA:

hdparm -Tt /dev/hda