west@bnrmtv.UUCP (andrew west) (01/17/89)
A standard harddrive question...
Has anybody had any experience (that they would like to share)
with Everex harddrives for the Mac (I am looking at an
80 Meg version). Any problems? Pros and cons of the software
included with the drive? Any repairs or returns required?
Thanks for any advice,
Andrew West
{ames, amdahl, hplabs} ...!bnrmtv!westajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (01/19/89)
In article <4744@bnrmtv.UUCP> west@bnrmtv.UUCP (andrew west) writes: >Has anybody had any experience (that they would like to share) >with Everex harddrives for the Mac (I am looking at an >80 Meg version). Any problems? Pros and cons of the software >included with the drive? >Andrew West {ames, amdahl, hplabs} ...!bnrmtv!west I've had some experience ... I own an Everex EMAC-20D that I use with my Mac Plus. The only thing I don't like about it is its noise. The fan reminds me of a jet engine. Anyone else have one like this? I've wondered if it's just my particular unit or if all of Everex's 20 megs drives are that noisy. We've got two of the older generation (long, shoebox-shaped) 90 meg Everex drives at work in use as file server hard disks. Not so noisy, and fast. They have been on 24 hours/day for months and we haven't had problems. One had to be sent back when it was new because it squeaked, though. Apparently Everex just redesigned some (or all?) of their drives. We bought two new 80 meg drives, and they're only about the size of an external floppy. Very quiet and very fast. No problems so far. The software that comes with it is relatively worthless ... I just use the standard Apple hard disk software. John O'Malley / Macintosh / Purdue University / (317) mace.cc.purdue.edu!ajq / Specialist / Computing Center / 494-9944
mikeoro@hubcap.UUCP (Michael K O'Rourke) (01/20/89)
I have a Everex 40MB internal. It is very nice and quiet. In fact, too quiet at times. It can be hard to tell if the machine is really running and accessing the hard drive or is locked! The only qualm I have about it is that it is slower than other hard drives after a crash. I have a friend with a Jasmine 80 and his will pop right back up after a crash like nothing happened. My hd on the other hand can take up to 30 or 40 seconds getting back up. No big deal to most ppl, but I crash my drive a lot with all the program development that I do. Michael O'Rourke
bob@accuvax.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) (01/20/89)
> I have a Everex 40MB internal. It is very nice and quiet. In fact, too quiet > at times. It can be hard to tell if the machine is really running and > accessing the hard drive or is locked! > The only qualm I have about it is that it is slower than other hard drives > after a crash. I have a friend with a Jasmine 80 and his will pop right back > up after a crash like nothing happened. My hd on the other hand can take up > to 30 or 40 seconds getting back up. No big deal to most ppl, but I crash my > drive a lot with all the program development that I do. I'm guessing that you mean a _machine_ crash, and not a disk drive crash, but if not, ignore what follows: Do you and your friend have an equivalent number of files? If your friend has a far smaller number of files, the system has to do less work after a crash (when verifying the integrity of an improperly unmounted drive). Ditto if you have significantly larger files, or if your friend regularly compresses his disk, and you don't. 30-40 secs is a fairly long time; I hope some of these suggestions help. Bob Hablutzel Wildwood Software BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU
mikeoro@hubcap.UUCP (Michael K O'Rourke) (01/21/89)
In article <10330116@accuvax.nwu.edu>, bob@accuvax.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) writes: > > The only qualm I have about it is that it is slower than other hard drives > > after a crash. I have a friend with a Jasmine 80 and his will pop right back > > up after a crash like nothing happened. My hd on the other hand can take up > > to 30 or 40 seconds getting back up. No big deal to most ppl, but I crash my > > drive a lot with all the program development that I do. > > I'm guessing that you mean a _machine_ crash, and not a disk drive crash, but > if not, ignore what follows: > > Do you and your friend have an equivalent number of files? He had more files than me. And yes I do mean a machine crash not a hard drive crash. I had/have about 35MB on my disk while he has about 65-70MB on his. I don't know if it a quirk in the Everex driver software or maybe in the controller card or whatever. I'd like to know if anyone else who bought one of their drives around August 87 has the same problem. Michael O'Rourke Clemson University Computer Center