Re: SCSI and EIDE
Al Youngwerth <alberty@apexxtech.com> writes:
> Sorry, I just had to get in my two bits about this...
No problem.
> The drive's CPU can always make better decisions about reordering =
> requests because it knows the details of the drive's parameters and
> its = current state. A drive's CPU can reorder requests based upon
> seek AND = latency; the system's CPU cannot.
I see your point. I was mostly just voicing a general preference
about avoiding embedded systems. In this case using the embedded
control might be warranted, but in general, embedded systems are a
real pain to deal with, and most people can't do much to fix them when
they're broken.
--
Rob
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