Re: "Dangerously dedicated" yet again (was: cvs commit: src/sys/kernsubr_diskmbr.c)

[Julian Elischer]

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..




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