MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Solsman) (11/06/90)
I reciently ran Norton 5.0 SysInfo on my computer system at home and ran into this. Could this be true, or is SysInfo incorrect? SysInfo reported my DTR on my hard drive to be 550mbps. My drive is a Microscience 110Meg ESDI 17msec, my controller is a Adaptec w/ 512K cache. According to my manual, I should be getting 10mbps DTR. (of course, it is a Gateway, and the manual could be totally incorrect) Any and All Responces Will Be Greatly Appreciated.(so I know if I got ripped) ---- Mark Solsman The Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Campus, Scranton, Pa. Bitnet : MHS108 at PSUVM Internet : MHS108 at PSUVM.PSU.EDU
bxw@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Brad Willcott) (11/08/90)
MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Solsman) writes: > I reciently ran Norton 5.0 SysInfo on my computer system at home and ran into >this. Could this be true, or is SysInfo incorrect? >SysInfo reported my DTR on my hard drive to be 550mbps. >My drive is a Microscience 110Meg ESDI 17msec, my controller is a Adaptec w/ >512K cache. According to my manual, I should be getting 10mbps DTR. The reason for this discrepancy, unless I am sadly mistaken, is the '512Kb cache' on the controller card. Obviously the s/w dosen't take into account the possibility of the controller card having a built-in cache. If you can turn it off, you might get a more accurate result. But why bother. The manual is never wrong anyway, so why test it. Just like programs never have bugs and I am _always_ right. (Quick where's the 'bug' spray, Argh... die you fiend). (8-D) >(of course, it is a Gateway, and the manual could be totally incorrect) > Any and All Responces Will Be Greatly Appreciated.(so I know if I got ripped) Well obviously (:-)) you did. You bought some s/w with a "X.0" release number. Silly boy :-). Watch out for new/major updgraded s/w with "X.[1-9]" as their first release number... (Where have all the 0's gone???) [...] -- Brad Willcott, ACSnet: bxw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz Computing Services, Internet: bxw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au Australian Defence Force Academy, UUCP:!uunet!munnari.oz.au!ccadfa.oz!bxw Northcott Dr. Campbell ACT Australia 2600 +61 6 268 8584 +61 6 268 8150 (Fax)