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From: larry@rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc
Subject: EIDE disk questions
Date: 11 Aug 1995 10:23:26 -0000
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In article <40aoeq$lcf@helena.MT.net>,
Nate Williams <nate@sneezy.sri.com> wrote:
>
>At this point in time, FreeBSD has not native EIDE support.  It uses the
>stock IDE driver, so this bug will not (yet) occur in FreeBSD.  However,
>there is an EIDE driver in the works, so it may be a problem with it.

when will EIDE support be included?  I would be interested in increasing
my DiskIO using my PCI based controller..

On another note, I currently have a WD 1.2 gig EIDE drive and am considering
replacing it with a pair of Seagate 850's.  The Seagates are 5400 RPM and
256 cache drives where as the new WD 1.2 is 64 of cache and 4500 RPM.  I'm
wondering how much of an increase in DiskIO I will notice with the Seagate
verses the WD Caviar 1.2..