Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?

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From: Tom Bird
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 00:00

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Alaeth's_Thorn <ask@me.now> wrote in article
<67e2f5$8ba2@crash.videotron.ab.ca>...
> >Elite 47: A Powerful Capacity Point

[snip]

> >The Elite 47 features command queuing, which allows the host to send
> >multiple-tagged commands to the drive. Command queuing enables the drive
to
> >reorder commands and complete operations in the shortest time possible.
> >
>     Great, as soon as I win the lottery, I'll but one for everyone on
this
> N.G.

Mheh, I want that in writing!

> I enjoy the speed difference my 1 Gig Connor makes over my 1.6 Gig WD
> Caviar.  Even though the Caviar runs at 8.5 ms seek (DOS Norton Sysinfo),
> the Connor blows it away in terms of speed/access.  If I had more money,
I
> would but the about drive... *sigh*

So you boot off the Connor and use the Caviar for storage of data?  What
does Norton reckon to the Connor?

TB

BTW, my SCSI card queues and reorders automatically without the drive
telling it to - that's pretty cool IMHO.

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From: "Tom Bird" <hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Is it possible to actually get a 16 MB/sec data transfer rate w/ an EIDE drive?
Date: 1997/12/19
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