Re: UDMA: TX97-E and WIN98

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From: Ron Reaugh
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00

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Willy D <willy.d@planetinternet.be> wrote in article
<6uedeo$jfd$1@antwerpen.planetinternet.be>...
> 
> >> Test results with WinTune 98:
> >>     Cached Disk = 43,104 MB/s
> >>     Uncached Disk = 1,792 MB/s
> >
> >Wintune is useless as a disk benchmark.  Use Winbench98 and HDTach.
> >
> >What is the read burst rate and CPU usage reported by HDTach?
> >http://tcdlabs.simplenet.com/hdtach.htm
> 
> Results of HDTach:
> 
> MAXTOR : Read burst: 12.6 mbps
>                     Random access time 16.7 ms
>                     CPU usage: 15.2 %

DMA mode 2.

> FIREBALL : : Read burst: 7.4 mbps
>                         Random access time 17.1ms
>                         CPU usage: 51.4 %

Probably PIO4 or PIO 3.

Try the cabling experiment I previously suggested.

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From: "Ron Reaugh" <Ron-Reaugh@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: UDMA: TX97-E and WIN98
Date: 1998/09/24
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