Original Drive [root@localhost ~]# time mkfs.ext3 -j -L ASUS /dev/sdc1 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) Filesystem label=ASUS OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) 122109952 inodes, 244190000 blocks 12209500 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296 7453 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 16384 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968, 102400000, 214990848 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 36 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. real 164m47.480s user 0m0.414s sys 0m39.300s [root@localhost ~]# Replacement Drive [root@localhost ~]# time mkfs.ext3 -j -L ASUS /dev/sdc1 mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006) Filesystem label=ASUS OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) 122109952 inodes, 244190000 blocks 12209500 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296 7453 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 16384 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, 78675968, 102400000, 214990848 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 32 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. real 15m52.237s user 0m0.401s sys 0m37.626s [root@localhost ~]# |