>Is there anything online listing which old drives lack the buffer? >Bob F
One way to find out is to test HD with the Disk Spy 1.9b9 application. Hold down the COMMAND key and click on "Show..." Page 2 of the report will show some buffer info, which will read all zeros if the HD lacks the buffer. Page 7 of the report shows caching parameters. If page 7 isn't there then there's no buffer. <ftp://ftp.amug.org/pub/amug/amug-files/util/disk/disk-spy.sit.hqx> Gamba <http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2> -- 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
