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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: AHA1542 hanging with FreeBSD 1.1beta
Date: 12 Apr 94 03:10:38 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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References: <Co3MBA.s3@pegasus.com>
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In <Co3MBA.s3@pegasus.com> richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) writes:
>I have a 486/66 with an AHA1542CF SCSI card that locks up about
>once a day with the disk activity light on.
>Does this sound familiar to anyone?
>The system sees a lot of disk activity and the lockups don't seem
>to be caused by any one particular program. I've tried various
>speed settings, etc., too no avail.
>Do I need to buy some other type of card? A new motherboard?
You probably need better quality cables. Also check that your
termination is done correctly (your manual should tell you how).
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Michael L. VanLoon Iowa State University Computation Center
michaelv@iastate.edu Project Vincent Systems Staff
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