There's some confusion about interleaving. There is no such thing as a 0 interleave, and most formatters will balk if you (try to) select it. Here's what interleave means: When one sector is full of data, you need to place the next bits somewhere. An interleave of 1:1 means that the data goes to the physically adjacent sector (i.e., the next logical sector is one physical sector away). An interleave of zero would mean that the next sector is the same as the present sector. So, an interleave of 1:1 (or just plain 1) is the minimum possible.
That said, an SE/30 handles 1:1 just fine. As others noted, the Plus, with its brain-dead SCSI implementation, required a 3:1 interleave in the old days. Modern drives have onboard buffers that cache an entire track's worth of data (or more), making the physical interleave a non-issue. Even a Plus will work with these newer drives at 1:1 interleave. Btw, this buffering is why the freeware "SCSI Accelerator" (available at Jag's site and elsewhere) doesn't seem to do anything these days. It's only effective when using older drives lacking a buffer. -- Prof. Thomas H. Lee Center for Integrated Systems, CIS-205 420 Via Palou Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4070 http://www-smirc.stanford.edu 650-725-3709 voice, -3383 fax -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
