VOB speedup-system adapter

Boot_WB · 17 April 2006, 17:00

Does anyone know the best settings for VOB speedup-system adapter? I've tried installing the VOB proprietary software, and it completely failed to register the secondary IDE header (units 2 and 3) - however IDEfix does recognise the devices on units 2 and 3 when set to VOB setting.
So I'm currently back on IDEfix.

Googling revealed a posting here by Keropi in which s/he was selling a VOB adapter stating it could manage around 2.95MB/s. If you're still around Keropi I would appreciate the input of your experience - the best I'm able to manage at the moment is around 2.1MB/s (using diskspeed to test at various buffer settings).
System: A1200_BPPC060@60/603@200_MediatorSX,Voodoo3,SB128,spider2,RTL8139
running OS3.9,BB1&2

keropi · 17 April 2006, 20:15

k is here!

I *never* touched any settings, I just installed idefix and selected the VOB adapter, and nothing more. And I got ~2,9MB/sec with a 20GB 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda HD and a 030/28 accel.
But since you have a bppc, due to it's design, the HD transfer rate would be slower... I have a FastATA MK1 and with a 1260/50 I was getting 6.2MB/sec, now with my bppc 060/60 I get 5.1MB/sec... perhaps the same applies to the 4x adapters...

thomas · 17 April 2006, 23:26

It's a known fact that with a 68060 accelerator the IDE bus is slower than with a 68030.

keropi · 18 April 2006, 07:29

also the IDE bus is slower on bppc's too, regardless its cpu, 040 or 060...

Slayer · 18 April 2006, 09:49

yip... not sure about the comparisons of 030 and 060 but on my system running an 060 and transferring from my 60g to my 120g...

say 10 files of 3-400 megs...

I could have a shower, eat dinner and come back and there'll still be 2-3 files left to move...

Boot_WB · 18 April 2006, 10:53

Thanks all,

I'll put it down to these combined factors then. I suppose I'm lucky to be getting >2mb/s in that case.

Nice to see some familiar names from A.org frequenting this forum. It's been a while since I've been here.

17 April 2006, 17:00	#1
Boot_WB Novice in the Black Arts Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston upon Hull Age: 47 Posts: 263	VOB speedup-system adapter Does anyone know the best settings for VOB speedup-system adapter? I've tried installing the VOB proprietary software, and it completely failed to register the secondary IDE header (units 2 and 3) - however IDEfix does recognise the devices on units 2 and 3 when set to VOB setting. So I'm currently back on IDEfix. Googling revealed a posting here by Keropi in which s/he was selling a VOB adapter stating it could manage around 2.95MB/s. If you're still around Keropi I would appreciate the input of your experience - the best I'm able to manage at the moment is around 2.1MB/s (using diskspeed to test at various buffer settings). System: A1200_BPPC060@60/603@200_MediatorSX,Voodoo3,SB128,spider2,RTL8139 running OS3.9,BB1&2

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17 April 2006, 20:15	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	k is here! I never touched any settings, I just installed idefix and selected the VOB adapter, and nothing more. And I got ~2,9MB/sec with a 20GB 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda HD and a 030/28 accel. But since you have a bppc, due to it's design, the HD transfer rate would be slower... I have a FastATA MK1 and with a 1260/50 I was getting 6.2MB/sec, now with my bppc 060/60 I get 5.1MB/sec... perhaps the same applies to the 4x adapters...

17 April 2006, 23:26	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	It's a known fact that with a 68060 accelerator the IDE bus is slower than with a 68030.

18 April 2006, 07:29	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	also the IDE bus is slower on bppc's too, regardless its cpu, 040 or 060...

18 April 2006, 09:49	#5
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	yip... not sure about the comparisons of 030 and 060 but on my system running an 060 and transferring from my 60g to my 120g... say 10 files of 3-400 megs... I could have a shower, eat dinner and come back and there'll still be 2-3 files left to move...

18 April 2006, 10:53	#6
Boot_WB Novice in the Black Arts Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kingston upon Hull Age: 47 Posts: 263	Thanks all, I'll put it down to these combined factors then. I suppose I'm lucky to be getting >2mb/s in that case. Nice to see some familiar names from A.org frequenting this forum. It's been a while since I've been here.

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