---
name: "pioquiet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qpxtool"
version: "0.6.1-4"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pioquiet"
---

# pioquiet(1)

setting drive parameters

## NAME

pioquiet - setting drive parameters

## SYNOPSIS

**pioquiet** *DEVICE* \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

pioquiet can set some drive parameters.

## OPTIONS

- \-c, --current

  show current drive settings.

- \-h, --help

  show help.

- \-l, --scan

  list drives (scan IDE/SCSI bus).

- \--limit

  turn off speed limit.

- \--nolimit

  limit read speed by 24x for CD and 8x for DVD.

- \--quiet \[quiet\|perf\|std\]

  select QuietMode setting: Quiet, Performance or Standard (default: quiet).

- \-s, --save

  save settings to drive (make changes permanent)

- \-v, --verbose

  be verbose.

## SEE ALSO

[*qpxtool*(1)](/qpxtool/1.md)

Homepage: \<*http://qpxtool.sourceforge.net/*\>

## AUTHOR

pioquiet was written by Gennady "ShultZ" Kozlov \<qpxtool@mail.ru\>.

This manual page was written by Daniel Baumann \<daniel@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).