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From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI or IDE hard drive/CD-ROM
Date: 16 Aug 1996 12:50:22 -0700
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David Zakai <zakaid99@hscbklyn.edu> writes:
> Purchase decision: SCSI or IDE hard drive/CD-ROM for new
> Pentium 166 MHz, PCI system. Why? Cost.
>
> Is it a mistake to use 2 gigabyte EIDE drive with FreeBSD
> instead of 2.1 gig SCSI drive?
No. The EIDE system will just run a bit slower than a similar
SCSI-based system (but *ONLY* when doing IDE I/O -- the performance
should be the same otherwise). However, if you plan on eventually
having (say) 3 or more hard disks, the SCSI-based system will run rings
around the EIDE one (but most people won't be having this many disks on
their system).
However, EIDE CDROMs could be a problem. Not all "EIDE" CDROMs
handle "EIDE" in the same way. If you get an EIDE CDROM, make sure that
it is one that is known to work with FreeBSD.
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
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little green men that have been following him all day.