Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 05:06:43 -0600 From: Joshua Fielden <shag@concentric.net> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Controler for SCSI Message-ID: <3386CBC3.88C37DBB@concentric.net> References: <199705241036.UAA02991@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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Bruce Evans wrote: > > >> Funny, the 2920 is listed in the docs somewhere as not supported <the > >> only Adaptec so specified>. > >... > >The EIDE is about the same as what you could get with the Future > >Domain; both are PIO only. > > Nope, EIDE supports PIO mode 4 (16.6MB/sec) and DMA at about the same > speed. 16.6MB/sec is standard for PCI EIDE controllers. Crufty SCSI > PIO controllers are unlikely to be as fast. New Quantum EIDE drives > support DMA at 33.3MB/sec. > > Bruce Now if only it worked that way In Real Life... :-) I have a pretty decent Fijitsu drive, and my Quantum Lightning, which is among the worse SCSI-II drives manufactered in the last couple of years, takes it to town on every benchmark on the planet. I know the controller is crap, but it was cheap, and I was just hoping. =) -- SCSI is *not* magic. There are many technical reasons why it is occasionally nessicary to sacrifice a small goat to your SCSI chain. -- Joshua Fielden
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