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From: guyd@austin.ibm.com (Guy Dawson)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542C - Info Required
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1993 20:44:37 GMT
References: <731629672snx@oskar.demon.co.uk> <C3Mos9.AsF@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil>
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In article <C3Mos9.AsF@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil>, dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Philip Perucci) writes:
> In article <731629672snx@oskar.demon.co.uk> braven@oskar.demon.co.uk writes:
> >I have just seen an ad. for an Adaptec 1542C. The sales person I spoke to
> >said that it was 100% compatible with the 1542B, but was "Fast SCSI-2".
> >Has anyone else out there heard of this card? Will it work any of the existing
> >SCSI drivers for 386BSD? Any opinions?
>
> Well, the 1542C has SOFTWARE configuration switches, so how does 386BSD
> (or Linux) configure it?
>
It's done by the on-board BIOS which you can access during boot time.
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> phil perucci | "Any opinions expressed are my views,
> dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil | not the position of any organization"
> ==============================================================================
Guy
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