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- From: tha@vsnhdg.cern.ch (Thomas Haller)
- Subject: Re: SCSI vs. EIDE
- In-Reply-To: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de's message of 21 Jan 1996 12:25:38 +0100
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- Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva
- References: <4dlv8s$mn9@tkhut.sojourn.com> <199601191732.MAA03972@misl.mcp.com>
- <4ds9vm$ouh@tkhut.sojourn.com> <4dt7ri$s9@serpens.rhein.de>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:10:27 GMT
-
- >>>>> "Michael" == Michael van Elst <mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de> writes:
-
- > mharrell@sojourn1.sojourn.com (Matt Harrell) writes:
- >> Even so, the point is still logically valid. EIDE *can* handle 4
- >> (i.e., EIDE is not *necessarily*limited to 2).
-
- > Saying that EIDE can handle 4 is like saying SCSI can handle 35.
-
- > Wether IDE or EIDE, the limit is 2 drives per host adapter. If you
- > have a 4 drive host adapter this is basically 2 adapters on a board.
- But how do you explain that IDEfix supports 4 devices with the
- internal IDE controller of a A1200/A4000 ?? With a special cable (I
- guess it maps just different controll/select lines to each of the two
- master/slave combinations, while using common datalines) 4 IDE devices
- work well !
- O.k. I admit it's a kind of workaround for the IDE-2device-limitation,
- BUT IT WORKS !
- ___
- |homas
- > -- Michael van Elst
-
- > Internet: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de "A potential Snark may lurk in
- > every tree."
-