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- In article <4ktm72$m0a@peippo.cs.tut.fi> (Mika Kortelainen) writes:
- > dalec@zorro.amitrix.com (Dale Currie) writes:
- > >
- > >Yes, it would be interesting to see some test numbers on large newer drives
- > >to see if there is a difference at higher speed transfers.
- >
- > Should the value (ending with c, e, f) be put on Mask or MaxTransfer?
- > I have a new 2 GB drive (Quantum Saturn) and according to DiskSpeed it
- > reads a bit over eight megabytes per second (using 256KB blocks). I use
- > 0xffffffff and 0x7fffffff (Mask and MaxTransfer or vice verse) but I could
- > try other values, too.
-
- I must not be getting enough sleep, that should be the Mask value that is
- 0x7ffffffe (or c, f, but HDToolBox likes "e"), the MaxTransfer is usually
- 0xffffff.
-
- > Oh, I have Warp Engine in my A3000, I guess the native SCSI controller
- > is a bit slower...
-
- Heh, yes, lucky you!
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