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From: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Hard disk questions
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Date: 16 Jul 93 14:32:44 GMT
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swildner@channelz.GUN.de (Sascha Wildner) writes:

>I would like to purchase a Quantum Pro1225S 1.2 GB hard disk in the next couple
>of weeks.

>   o Will it work with 386BSD (current patchlevel)?

A wellbehaved SCSI disk will work on 386bsd, assuming it is connected to
a supported SCSI host adapter.

>   o What is the controller of choice for that beast (being a IDE user, I have
>     been rather ingorant of SCSI[-II] in the past)?

My guess is that most 386bsd/scsi users have some sort of Adaptec 154xy,
where x=0 for a card without floppy controller, and x=2 for one with.
y= either A, B or C. 'A' is old and obsolete, C= current and B is ehh
in between. B has loads of jumpers, C is software configurable.

For EISA machines an Adaptec 174x can be used (but is (much) more expensive)

Other cards are also supported, but I'm not familiar with them


>-- 
>        Sascha Wildner, Am Druvendriesch 27, 50354 Huerth, Germany

>              Du wirst verhext, wenn der Baum nicht waechst.

	Das versteh ich aber nicht. Was soll ich hier von halten? ;-)

Wilko
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