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From: andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: backup programs, DMA speeds
Keywords: FastBack, DMA
Message-ID: <[24fddcc0:5210.5]comp.ibmpc;1@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 1 Sep 89 02:00:05 GMT
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  (About Fastback + failing on even slow DMA:)
  The computer I use at work (a CompuAdd 386/20) also fails immediately on
the test. Nevertheless, I manually set the DMA to fast. I have backed up
and restored this disk with no problems. Could it be the memory cache or
the 1:1 interleave controller?

  Andrew Rossmann
  andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM