Re: odd behaviour with harddisk - ata100 vs rpm

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya mike

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Mike Dresser wrote:

> 
> I think I see the confusion.  You're getting disk media speed, and
> interface speed confused.
> 
> I could have a udma-4 drive with low density platters, at 5400 rpm,
> compared to a 7200 udma-4 with 80 gig platters.
> 
> The interface is the same, at ata-100.

i expect that the disk running at 5400rpm that is rated at 100MB/sec
will perform equally well as a a disk spinning at 7200rpm 
( less platters ? )

7200rpm disks tends to run hotter ... needs more air for cooling
and best to use a itty-bitty fan to cool the 7500rpm nd 10,000/15Krpm
disks

c ya
alvin