niccum@cs.umn.edu (Thomas M. Niccum) (08/06/90)
I have recently purchase two WD-7000 FASST disk (SCSI) disk controllers. They both run on 25mhz 386 clones. The first controlls a Micropolis 330MB drive, and the second an 80MB Seagate. The performance is absolutely horrible. For example, on th 330Mb Micropolis I have a Turbo Pascan program that used to take ~1 minute to compile. Since putting the WD-7000 on line it now takes > 10 minutes to compile. The WD-7000 comes with a disk speed tester. My system tests out at only 106KBS on serial reads. Their test results on a 6mhz AT show about 4-6 times this performance. What gives? What am I doing wrong? I've posted my question to the WD bulletin board and gotten no response. I'm starting to suspect that I got worked over. Any help will be much appreciated. -Tom -- ============================================================================= | Thomas M. Niccum | "They swarm in the country towns... They are thick in | | niccum@cs.umn.edu | in the mean streets... They are everywhere where | | | learning is too heavy a burden for mortal minds..." |