on 05/09/2001 11:51, (G-List) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You're comparing RAID on the Yosemite to nonRAID on the Sawtooth. > Naturally there will be a difference in performance. FWIW ATA RAID > really bites. ATA Striping is fairly unreliable and somewhat > dangerous. Mirroring is okay, but its not really a whole lot faster > and you lose disk space. If you want good performance and RAID you > gotta go SCSI. Nope, that was RAID on the Sawtooth, too. Check it out at www.barefeats.com. They ran RAID and single drive tests on a variety of Macs (Yikes, Sawtooth, G4-upgraded Yosemite, etc.), and also tested vs. Sawtooth's on-board ATA/66. The important thing they found was that the Sawtooth had some PCI problems (get the details from the site) that prevented it from going above a certain speed with an ATA/66 card installed. Anyone know if this problem has been solved? As to ATA/IDE Raid stability, I have read it's less trouble-free than SCSI, but that it's still a very solid option for people who can't afford SCSI. Any specifics on the problems you've heard about, or where you can get the info on the web? As to your open firmware problems, Aqua, can you provide the specifics and what the solution was? And what did you do to get your logic board tested and repaired? I'm lucky enough to have an Apple dealer right next door (in Rome, no less!), and as I was his very first Mac customer way back when, he has always been willing to help me out for free when I get in a Mac-type jam. Chris H -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
