baxter@zola.ICS.UCI.EDU (Ira Baxter) (05/27/90)
In comp.unix.i386 davidsen@sixhub.UUCP writes > Lots of disks run beyond spec, the ST4096 (usually) runs RLL, the >Maxtor 1140 usually runs 1224 tracks (but I never saw one run RLL). I >would certainly try it. >-- I use a Maxtor XT1140 every day running RLL (26 sectors/track) on a WD1006SRV-2. Not a drop of trouble. I formatted mine with 1024 tracks rather than the 900+ that is spec'd; I really didn't want to find out what pushing RLL and 100 more inner tracks would do. As it is, I get about 200Mb instead of the nominal 140Mb, so I'm pretty happy. -- Ira Baxter