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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Buslogic Bt445S vesa scsi card revisions
Date: 12 Aug 94 05:33:19 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <32emov$qtf@huxley.anu.edu.au> rxh851@huxley.anu.edu.au (Robbert Hofman) writes:
>I have just taken delivery of a Buslogic Bt445S scsi card with a revision
>"B". In the FAQ it states that there may be a problem unless the revision
>is greater than D. Does this still hold?? Also what is the problem with using
>the early version of this card?
I think the biggest problem was with the card, in combination with VLB
non-busmaster slots. If you have problems with it, and have multiple
VLB slots, try sticking it in a different slot and see if it works any
better.
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Michael L. VanLoon Iowa State University Computation Center
michaelv@iastate.edu Project Vincent Systems Staff
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