On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha wrote:
>
> Erik,
>
> > when the gap size is too small (and he is on a pc formatted disk) he
> > sometimes have to make a complete rotation for the next sector
>
> But with a small gap do I gain more disk space, don't I?
> If not, what is the advantage of having a small gap if, in some
> cases (as this one), it slow down the reading speed of the disk?
I think it is the same reason as putting the boot sector on the outside of
the disk (the widest circle). There is more magnetic space reserved for
the sector, so it will be more secure.
Manuel: Interleaving is putting the sectors of a disk in a strange order,
and not linear. This is good for computers that take long to write the
data to the memory. If the gap is passed already, it is not in the sector
it needs, so it doesn't need to wait a full cycle. This is indeed part of
the standard, so all MS(X)-DOS disks will work fine with interleaved
settings.
Bye,
shevek
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