Re: Adaptec 7xxx Support

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

Adam Williams <awilliam@whitemice.org> wrote...
>> > P.S.  I think I've fixed the "Die-ing in it's sleep server." ...
....
>As a piece of trivia, several of the posts stated that they had made this card
>stable on multi-processor boxes as well, using the lilo parameter.   From what
>I read the card seems to be less stable the more powerful the machine.  In one
>case the card worked fine with a 100MHz pentium but blew chuncks at 120MHz.
I've been working intermittantly with Red Hat on some timing problems, which
appear to be related to memory. Some of this has to do with manufacturing 
quality controls, not specifications, but all of these problems are magnified
as increased speed places higher demands on all components.

This is why faster hardware is actually more expensive, it's harder to make
and testing is more involved. When a batch of chips are made, only a few can
be rated at a high speed, the rest might be acceptable for lower speed service,
but that's why they're common, and less expensive as well. As a production
line is tuned, the yeild at higher speeds comes along, which is one reason why
faster hardware drops in price.

Perhaps this is stating the obvious, but what the heck :)

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