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> > :> > IBM DTLA drives are known to rotate fast enough near the spindle
> > :> > that the sustained write speed exceeds the ability of the controller
> > :> > electronics to keep up, and results in crap being written to disk.
> 
> 
> I would adssume it actually the tracks FURTHEREST from the spindle..


Wouldn't the linear speed be faster closer to the spindle at 7200 RPM 
than at the edge?


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David W. Chapman Jr.
dwcjr@inethouston.net	Raintree Network Services, Inc. <www.inethouston.net>
dwcjr@freebsd.org	FreeBSD Committer <www.FreeBSD.org>

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