On 9/24/05, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The seek time is determined by several factors. One is the servo loop that
> places the heads on the tracks. The ability of the head to position itself
> on the track with minimal settling time depends on the head mass, the
> driving force of the servo, the damping factors, the size of the track, and
> the feedback sensor that measures where the head is on the track. SCSI has
> a superior set of servo controls compared to ATA drives.

That doesn't make much sense.  Why would the internal workings of the
hard drive be determined by the external bus used?  This is probably
one of those market things.

-todd


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