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From: root@gcsbc.iceonline.com (System Administrator)
Subject: Re: Adaptec licensing
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To: matess@ubu.cs.gsu.edu (Elizabeth Strickler)
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References: <42f6uu$6ng@hops.entertain.com> <42hjk1$53s@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <42hlk9$fvr@hops.entertain.com> <42lh0a$sk2@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <42pclc$eqv@sphinx.Gsu.EDU>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 16:22:24 GMT
In article <42pclc$eqv@sphinx.Gsu.EDU>, matess@ubu.cs.gsu.edu (Elizabeth Strickler) writes:
|> Brian Tao (taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw) wrote:
|> : In article <42hlk9$fvr@hops.entertain.com>, Darryl Watson <dwatson@abwam.com> wrote:
|> : >
|> : >Gee, what's the point of spending $300 if $60 will give me the same
|> : >performance...
|>
|> : That's pretty much what I said when setting up the PC workstations
|> : here. Might have to spend a little more on a good ASUS motherboard,
|> : but you should be doing that anyway. ;-)
|> : --
|> : Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
|> : taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org
|>
|> I have been reading all of the posts about recommendations for
|> controllers and I got the Buslogic along with an ASUS motherboard
|> and I cannot get BSDI to boot off of this machine. I have tried
|> everything (including tech support). Are there any other people
|> who cannot get the the Buslogic to work or am I the only one.
|> Would people recommend trying the NCR controller instead?
|>
|> Elizabeth
So what Buslogic controller is it? Which ASUS motherboard?
If 946C and Pentium make sure you have at least a rev C ROM or your
screen will probably be BLACK.. Buslogic has a www page and the upgrades are
free as far as I know.
|>
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