[filmscanners] RE: Re:Computer size(New Topic)

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

>Actually, Anthony, a "disk array" is external to the system  and has
cooling
> designed for the hotter drives

Actually, it does not have to be external to the system, although many -
especially SCSI RAID arrays - are.  My motherboard has an EIDE RAID array
that is an integral part of the motherboard and its BIOS. Those which are
external have cooling dsigned for hotter drives ( if by exyternal we are
talking about being housed in a case separate from the system case) as you
suggest; otherwise they do not.  However, one can always add larger power
supplies and additional case and drive fans if needed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Whidbey Net
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 12:43 PM
> To: laurie@advancenet.net
> Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Re:Computer size(New Topic)
>
>
> >If you use 15000 RPM drives, you soon have to start worrying
> about keeping
> the
> whole machine from melting down in its own heat.
>
> Actually, Anthony, a "disk array" is external to the system
> and has cooling
> designed for the hotter drives.
>
> >Wouldn't it be cheaper to just add a raft of RAM instead of
> an SCSI disk
> array?
>
> I did say "to carry disk performance to the max." That's DISK
> PERFORMANCE.
>
> Maximum RAM is always the first priority for still image
> editing, but in the
> system I mentioned, I think the capture card is writing
> straight to disk.
> For realtime video capture from a DVCAM or Beta SP device the
> sustained
> capture rate is extreme. 8GB is a common file size, and I
> recently did some
> in the range of 17GB. Is there a PC motherboard that supports
> that much RAM?
>
> Denis
>
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