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From: tls@cloud9.net (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI diskIO
Date: 26 Aug 1995 22:03:44 GMT
Organization: Cloud 9 Internet, White Plains, New York, USA
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In article <DDx9rv.35x@ritz.mordor.com>,
Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote:
>Larry Snyder (larry@trauma.rn.com) wrote:
>: In article <41jl81$3d8@news.cloud9.net>,
>: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@cloud9.net> wrote:
>: >happens.  I usually now use NCR810s for narrow disks and BT956 or 
>: >AHA2940W controllers for wide ones.
>: 
>: What (where) is your source for your NCR controllers?
>
>Yeah, I haven't seen them ANYwhere.  I have a few folks
>that would be interested in them for el cheapo FreeBSD
>play boxen.

If your motherboard has the NCR BIOS onboard, the Asus SC-200 is a good, 
cheap 53c810-based card.

If not, you could try tha Acculogic PCIpport/20.  It's a 53c825-based 
card with the nice feature of automagic termination sensing.

I still wouldn't use the 825 with a wide disk without testing it out for 
performance first, though.  Does seem to work fine with narrow disks.
-- 
Thor Lancelot Simon                                               tls@cloud9.net
 
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