Linux on RS480M2-IL = SLOW!!!

Hi,
Is there anyone run a hard disk performance test  in Linux x64?
I'm using 64 bit Fedora Core 4 and the hardware configuration are
AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+ CPU
4x1GB CORSAIR DDR 400 RAM
200GB Maxtor Diamond Max 10 Hard Disk
Using tiobench 0.3.3 (http://sourceforge.net/projects/tiobench/)
I got this result
Write = 10.138 MB/s
Random Write = 3.060 MB/s
Read = 554.977 MB/s
Random Read = 455.818 MB/s
Using ASUS A8N-E board with same configuration
Write = 40.086 MB/s
Random Write = 5.936 MB/s
Read = 1254.666 MB/s
Random Read = 1020.575 MB/s
Can you believe this kind of speed?
Could someone post their benchmark test here as well?
Thanks,
Louis

Those read speeds are b.s for sure 
Since the boards have differant chipsets it is likely that the OS simply doesn't support the ATi chipset yet.
You can make sure you ahve the latest kernal, maybe it has been added to it by now.
ATi seems to only offer video drivers for linux, not chipset.

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