> Yes, I know all of that, and I've expected only max 3-5 MB/sec but not > 1.7. > The scsi bandwith on indy is 10MB/s, the disk is above 10 MB/s. > Maybe I expect too much An old 2Gb 5400 RPM drive ought to deliver about 2Mbytes/second data rates. The 1.7 sounds suprisingly low unless the driver code doesn't support disconnect and scsi2 tagged stuff. For an old NCR538x/9x device without those it sounds all too believable. Alan