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From: niccum@cs.umn.edu (Thomas M. Niccum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: WD-7000 - Worthless? or worse than worthless???
Summary: Do you have a WD-7000? Why is mine so slow?
Keywords: SLOW SLOW SLOW
Message-ID: <1990Aug6.142746.486@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 6 Aug 90 14:27:46 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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I have recently purchase two WD-7000 FASST disk (SCSI) disk controllers.
They both run on 25mhz 386 clones.  The first controlls a Micropolis 330MB
drive, and the second an 80MB Seagate.  The performance is absolutely 
horrible.  For example, on th 330Mb Micropolis I have a Turbo Pascan
program that used to take ~1 minute to compile.  Since putting the
WD-7000 on line it now takes > 10 minutes to compile.

The WD-7000 comes with a disk speed tester.  My system tests out at
only 106KBS on serial reads.  Their test results on a 6mhz AT show about
4-6 times this performance.

What gives?  What am I doing wrong?  I've posted my question to the WD
bulletin board and gotten no response.  I'm starting to suspect that
I got worked over.

Any help will be much appreciated.

-Tom

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