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From: rsquires@unm.edu (roger m squires)
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Subject: Re: More NEC 3Xi (CDR-510 OEM)
Date: 13 Jun 1994 23:12:10 -0600
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>Tim Mann <mann@src.dec.com> wrote:
>
>Are you using the same SCSI controller and drivers on both your home and work
>machines?  It's possible that this is the problem.  I'm using a NEC 510 with a
>PAS16, and I get fairly poor performance (about 334 kbytes/sec at 100% CPU),
>but I suspect it may be that the PAS16 (with the tslcdr 3.07a driver) is the
>bottleneck.

	Well, you answered one question: updating from tslcdr 3.02 to
	3.07 won't help (how do you get upgrades for this driver --
	please help!).  I have the same setup, with a dx2/50.

	I've now tried 3 different perf. monitors (MPC Wizard 2.0,
	cdspeed.zip, and checkcd.zip; there is supposed to be another
	one out there that can indicate the cache-size on a drive --
	anyone seen it?) all with about the same slow result.

	Is anyone having success with the pas16/cdr-510, or has
	anyone tried a different soundcard with the cdr-510?

	ALSO, HERE IS A POSSIBILITY!  I just looked at a note file
	from the 1-408-945-7727 BBS, Q&ATRANT.TXT, and it says something
	about needing ScsiWorks! software to handle NEC 3xi drives
	with Trantor products.  Could this be a fix???

>	--Tim

rms