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- From: rick@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu (Richard Warner)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 hard drive: SCSI or IDE?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.145549.7951@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 14:55:49 GMT
- References: <dlcogswe.712344096@vela>
- Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.
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- dlcogswe@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dan Cogswell) writes:
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- >Anecdotal evidence is more than welcome here. How does *your* {SCSI|IDE}
- >system perform and what would you do {differently|the same} if you were
- >buying today.
-
- I just went through this myself and ended up on the SCSI side of the fence.
- The primary reason is the capability of adding additional devices to
- the same adapter (CD-ROM, tape, and scanner). I figure my box is going
- to be full enough without trying to keep two device interface cards in
- there. With SCSI there is always the capability for device<->device
- transfers that never leave the SCSI bus - i.e., they do not get slowed down
- by the system bus.
-
- About the only thing I would do different would be to buy a bigger 1st
- hard drive. I opted for 213 Mb - really should have gone for the 340!
- Oh, if you decide SCSI and you get an Adaptec board, be sure to get the
- 'K' (kit) version if you are serious about adding other devices in
- the future. The kit has the driver management software and it is
- cheaper to buy it with the board than to buy it later on.
-
- >--
- >Dan Cogswell
-
- - rick warner -
-