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From: klute@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Rainer Klute)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: megafile 44 for backups
Message-ID: <2747@laura.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 90 08:32:21 GMT
References: <107565@convex.convex.com>
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Reply-To: klute@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Rainer Klute)
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In article <107565@convex.convex.com>, rosenkra@convex.com (William
Rosencranz) writes:
|> 1) is there any problem with setting LUN on the megafile 44 (the 60 has
|> |> a nice little cover on top to get at the DIP switches) to daisychain
|> these
|> two together?

I don't know what "LUN" stands for, but...
The Megafile44's DIP switches are accessible without opening the cover and
violating any warranty. Personally I have driven a Megafile44 both as drive
0 and drive 1 without any problem.


|> 2) is there a significant speed difference in disk access, either relative
|> to each other, or due to adding another LUN (i.e. will the 44 perform
|> comparably to the 60 and will adding the 44 to the system slow down the 60
|> for any reason)? what is the access speed on the 44? i believe the 60 is
|> probably 65 ms or so.

28 ms. However, if you are concerned in speed get TOS 1.4! With older TOS
versions you will hardly notice any speed difference between 65 and 28 ms.


|> 4) will i need to change drivers (ahdx 3.01) to accomplish this? if so,
|> what will i need?

No, Ahdi 3.01 is fine.


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