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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MaxTransfer
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Date: 19 Feb 89 09:41:01 GMT
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In <867@wpi.wpi.edu>, pawn@wpi.wpi.edu (Kevin Goroway) writes:
 >Is there any reason to add a MaxTransfer to a mountlist if the drive works
 >fine without it? Is there a possibility of a speed INCREASE with it?
 >thanks...

MaxTransfer is a limiting factor, and should not be used at all if your
driver/controller is capable of handling any length request. IF the
manufacturer specifies a MaxTransfer value, you should use it, or you will have
GURUs and file corruption problems.

-larry

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