Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:03:03 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>, sthaug@nethelp.no, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, j@uriah.heep.sax.de, joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Subject: Re: "Dangerously dedicated" yet again (was: cvs commit: src/sys/kern subr_diskmbr.c) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112092202050.27605-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <200112100559.fBA5x2x43757@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Matthew Dillon wrote: > On google search for: > > deskstar 75gxp class action > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/22412.html > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,67608,00.asp > > etc... So apparently my warning about these drives in 'man tuning' is > still appropriate :-) > > -Matt > > :> > 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.. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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