On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 16:39, Mike Dresser wrote: > On 27 Nov 2002, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > > rather than Linux itself. That said, do you split it into several > > partitions and use RAID on them - I can't see that as providing a hint > > of a fraction of the actual disk operation performance ;) > > Erm, raid on the same drive? > > I guess if you had a bad sector and it couldn't be remapped that this > might save you a bit. > > But you're going to absolutely kill your performance, cause you'll be > seeking all over the place to the two partitions. > > Mike Yes - that was the point I was seeking to make - if we shouldn't go over 6 GB/partition, how the heck are we ever going to use the bulk of these 80GB+ drives on the market? ;) -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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