CA> I have read that if you mix a faster hard drive setup with a slower
CA> one the entire system will drop to the rate of the
CA> slowest hard drive.

RJT>  I had thought this to be the case too,  but it's not happening on
RJT> the linux box here,  where the system tells me that it's using two
RJT> different modes with two HDs that are in there...

RJT> Dunno about other platforms,  though.

RS>  My understanding is that the drives must be on the same cable to
RS> cause the slowdown.

RJT> They are...

 Are they using PIO modes?

 I'm guessing, but DMA modes may allow them to coexist
without the slow down. The info about the slow down was
around before DMA was available.

 TTYL.

 Robert

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