On Aug 21, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Dan wrote: > At 2:58 PM -0700 8/21/2010, John Carmonne wrote: >> I recently installed a SeriTek 1V4 in my PM G4 and PM G5 the transfer speed >> is 88 sec's per GB on a 114 GB CCC. I was under the impression it would a >> lot faster than this I seem to remember a 3 GB per min claim. Is it possible >> I'm doing something wrong? Both HDD's are 2TB 7200 RPM Hitahci's in the PM >> G5. > > SeriTek 1V4 is SATA I, 1.5 Gbps burst, 150 MB/sec (1.2 Gbps) nominal on a > good day. > > eSATA, by its nature, runs a bit slower. > > What model Hitachi drives? > > Exactly what type of backup were you doing? File or block oriented? Virgin > or a merge into an existing volume? Recall that CCC isn't just copying data > - it's also comparing and building file system on the target... > Virgin copy with CCC 114 GB DVD images and toast images is taking 2.8 hours I think USB will do that but I haven't tried that to be sure. The enclosure for the eSATA drive is an inexpensive SABERENT USB eSATA IDE & SATA model could that be a problem? The machine is a PM G5 Dual 2.7. The Drives are as follows
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145298 John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
