From 6c15b3e8c91a696633afd658d2d16de3afcfd2b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giorgos Keramidas Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 12:14:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Replace all contractions with their normal form. Approved by: nik --- .../articles/storage-devices/article.sgml | 22 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/storage-devices/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/storage-devices/article.sgml index b3778f8ebb..9041aa4919 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/storage-devices/article.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/storage-devices/article.sgml @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ - $FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/storage-devices/article.sgml,v 1.1 2001/07/13 22:30:40 murray Exp $ + $FreeBSD$ This article talks about storage devices with FreeBSD. @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Instead, it has device drivers that talk directly to the hardware. - So: don't use spare sectoring, bad block remapping + So: do not use spare sectoring, bad block remapping or whatever it may be called by the controller manufacturer when you want to use the disk for FreeBSD. @@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ disk wd3 at wdc1 drive 1 invent. One of the most common mistakes is for people with wide-SCSI host adapters to connect devices on all three connecters (external connector, internal wide connector, internal narrow - connector). Don't do that. It may appear to work if you are + connector). Do not do that. It may appear to work if you are really lucky, but I can almost guarantee that your system will stop functioning at the most unfortunate moment (this is also known as Murphy's law). @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ disk wd3 at wdc1 drive 1 own on-board BIOS. During system startup, the SCSI BIOS takes over the hard disk interface routines from the system BIOS. To fool the system BIOS, the system setup is normally set to No hard - disk present. Obvious, isn't it? + disk present. Obvious, is it not? The SCSI BIOS itself presents to the system a so called translated drive. This means that a fake @@ -1565,12 +1565,12 @@ Mar 29 21:16:37 yedi /kernel: st1: Archive Viper 150 is a known rogue 7,200RPM drives of one or two model generations ago. The number to find on the spec sheet for bandwidth is internal data (or transfer) rate. It is usually in megabits/sec so - divide it by 8 and you'll get the rough approximation of how much + divide it by 8 and you will get the rough approximation of how much megabytes/sec you can get out of the drive. (If you are a speed maniac and want a 10,000RPM drive for your cute little PC, be my guest; however, those drives become - extremely hot. Don't even think about it if you don't have a fan + extremely hot. Do not even think about it if you do not have a fan blowing air directly at the drive or a properly ventilated disk enclosure.) @@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ Mar 29 21:16:37 yedi /kernel: st1: Archive Viper 150 is a known rogue lower average seek times, but also the rotational delay is one place where slow-spinning drives can never beat a faster one. (The average rotational latency is half the time it takes to - rotate the drive once; thus, it's 3 milliseconds for 10,000RPM + rotate the drive once; thus, it is 3 milliseconds for 10,000RPM drives, 4.2ms for 7,200RPM drives and 5.6ms for 5,400RPM drives.) Latency is seek time plus rotational delay. Make sure you understand whether you need low latency or more accesses per @@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ Mar 29 21:16:37 yedi /kernel: st1: Archive Viper 150 is a known rogue Most SCSI drives sold today are of 3.5" form factor. They come in two different heights; 1.6" (half-height) or 1" (low-profile). The half-height drive is the same - height as a CDROM drive. However, don't forget the spacing rule + height as a CDROM drive. However, do not forget the spacing rule mentioned in the previous section. If you have three standard 3.5" drive bays, you will not be able to put three half-height drives in there (without frying them, that is). @@ -1634,15 +1634,15 @@ Mar 29 21:16:37 yedi /kernel: st1: Archive Viper 150 is a known rogue On the other hand, if you need to connect many drives, going for Fast-wide SCSI may not be a bad idea. That will have the same - max bandwidth as Ultra (narrow) SCSI, while electronically it's + max bandwidth as Ultra (narrow) SCSI, while electronically it is much easier to get it right. My advice would be: if you want to connect many disks, get wide SCSI drives; they usually cost a little more but it may save you down the road. (Besides, - if you can't afford the cost difference, you shouldn't be building + if you can not afford the cost difference, you should not be building a disk array.) There are two variant of wide SCSI drives; 68-pin and 80-pin - SCA (Single Connector Attach). The SCA drives don't have a + SCA (Single Connector Attach). The SCA drives do not have a separate 4-pin power connector, and also read the SCSI ID settings through the 80-pin connector. If you are really serious about building a large storage system, get SCA drives and a good SCA