Test your hard disk drive performance in Linux

Below are some usage of the hdparm tool in Linux.  Replace sda with your device name.

• Get Hard Disk information
• sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda

• Read Performance Test
• sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda

• Enable Read-Ahead
• sudo hdparm -A 1 /dev/sda

• Turn on DMA
• sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/sda

• Retain hdparm settings after reset
• sudo hdparm -K 1 /dev/sda