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Joe · 03-18-2002, 01:51 AM

see multiple heads on the same platter is pointless. The way data is written to the platters is already pretty much as efficient as it can get. Spinning at even 5400 rpm shows that the effectiveness of 2 heads trying to read the same sectors on a platter wouldn't work. at 7200 or 10 or 15k RPM its even more pointless. You multiply the risk of a crash by 2, and the latency in just the controller of the board controlling 2 heads instead of 1 to find a certain data sector on the drive would be bad.

it would be a lot of work, a lot of hardware, and very little reward.

03-18-2002, 01:51 AM	#37
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	see multiple heads on the same platter is pointless. The way data is written to the platters is already pretty much as efficient as it can get. Spinning at even 5400 rpm shows that the effectiveness of 2 heads trying to read the same sectors on a platter wouldn't work. at 7200 or 10 or 15k RPM its even more pointless. You multiply the risk of a crash by 2, and the latency in just the controller of the board controlling 2 heads instead of 1 to find a certain data sector on the drive would be bad. it would be a lot of work, a lot of hardware, and very little reward. __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.