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Article #247Re: Photoshop and scrambled HDDs? [Was: PartitionMagic]
From: Miro
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 01:47
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 01:47
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"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1aa6f13389cd959798a25f@news-server.columbus.rr.com... > In article <629%b.76315$Wa.26774@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, > scott.coutts@med.monash.edu.au says... > > Leythos wrote: > > > > > In article <403c41e0$0$18303$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, miro01 > > > @hotmail.com says... > > > > > >>There is evidence to show that RAID is slower not faster on some key I/O > > >>functions. Where most manufacturers or affordable raid systems fall over is > > >>the fact that commands are not adequately stored in a buffer. > > > > > > > > > Complete and utter BS. If the commands were not properly stored in the > > > buffer there would be instant data corruption! > > > > > > RAID, all levels, has different performance characteristics, and they > > > are well documented, you should study RAID before you post more BS. > > > > > > > > > > But it is still true that they can be slower... especially IDE raid setups. > > I can show you a $600 IDE RAID controller with 64MB of RAM with 6 200GB > IDE drives that will outperform an basic SCSI RAID Controller with 6 x > 10K RPM drives. > So why are the SCSI drives slower ?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109d17,1a04ed6784cbc3eb X-Google-Attributes: gid109d17,public X-Google-Thread: 10a33e,e2f42d11bea3277e X-Google-Attributes: gid10a33e,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,1a04ed6784cbc3eb X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-02-25 17:47:35 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news1.optus.net.au!optus!newsfeeder.syd.optusnet.com.au!news.optusnet.com.au!not-for-mail From: " Miro" <miro01@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,aus.photo,aus.computers References: <Ftidnb81qKiNJ6XdRVn-tw@comcast.com> <IKd_b.79107$IF1.58871@nwrdny03.gnilink.net> <c1d21m$1haird$1@ID-192964.news.uni-berlin.de> <c1d2n8$1g7mmv$6@ID-151056.news.uni-berlin.de> <403a5966$0$28870$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <IQt_b.322$zm1.10343@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au> <403a93fb$0$18303$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <403ac270$0$22506$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <403adf70$0$3128$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <403b5608$0$22523$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <403c41e0$0$18303$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <MPG.1aa67d16e4848ea498a257@news-server.columbus.rr.com> <629%b.76315$Wa.26774@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <MPG.1aa6f13389cd959798a25f@news-server.columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: Photoshop and scrambled HDDs? [Was: PartitionMagic] Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:47:22 +1100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Lines: 36 Message-ID: <403d5035$0$19707$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 211.30.212.220 X-Trace: 1077760053 19707 211.30.212.220