Re: SCSI Questions

["Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@NOSPAM.yahoo.com>]

Hi Phil,

I did #2 with a Panasonic KXL-D740 4X SCSI CDROM drive.  Don't recall off
the top of my head if the KXL-D740 is a 68 or 80, but I suspect that info is
widely available on the 'net.  Seems to work fine as long as I have an ISO
CD in there!

Cheers
Tim

"Phil Abel" <phil_abel@removethisfornospam.prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:tdsh8.22528$YD3.3356597364@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com...
> 1) When formatting a drive from GS/OS it gives me the choice of a 2:1 or
1:1
> interleave.  In the past I have just picked one but I assume I could get
> much better performance if I tweaked this a little bit.  Isn't there some
> other program (disk timer?) that lets you choose and test other
interleaves
> besides 1:1 and 2:1?  I assume SCSI card and accelerator card selection
make
> a difference in interleave choice.  Regardless, I can't imagine a GS could
> make full utilization of a 1:1 interleave factor on a 7,200 RPM drive!
>
> 2) Has anybody (successfully) installed an 80 pin (or 68 pin) wide SCSI
> drive on their A2 system using a 50 Pin M - (68/80) Pin F adapter?  It is
my
> understanding that as long as it isn't a differential SCSI device that
this
> is possible?  I have a 2GB 50 pin drive that is serving me quite well but
> considering 50 pins are getting scarcer by the day, it would be nice to
know
> I could fall back on a wide SCSI drive some day.
>
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