I get those kind of results with the testing utilities I use: Speed Tools, ATTO's, FWB drive test. But, I'm not convinced they are a true indictor of actual throughput. That's why I copy a large (421 MB) file from drive to drive and drive to ram, and back again. Maybe those program test results are from the drive to it's buffer. Do the tests take into account the bus? Maybe the test results are 'burst" results.
STeve <<Here's what I'm getting from a Fujitsu 15K SCSI, a Quantum Atlas 10K SCSI and an external Maxtor Firewire (5400 rpm) using Hard Disk Speedtools: 15K Fujitsu SCSI: Read = 49.841 MB/sec Write = 35.532 MB/sec 10K Quantum SCSI: Read = 32.108 MB/sec Write = 31.907 MB/sec Maxtor Firewire : Read = 15.651 MB/sec Write = 13.023 MB/sec Don't have or use IDE...prices may be cheaper on IDE drives but as you can see nothing beats SCSI transfer rates! SCSI might not be cheap, but it has been very dependable in this old 8600. The SCSI drives by the way are hooked up to an Adaptec 29160N card using REALLY good cables and terminators. I work with sound files and need the speed...that and I'm a little obsessed. -- John England >> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
