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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!news.inc.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!col.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!canyon.sr.hp.com!news From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Recommend a SCSI controller? Date: 21 Jul 1996 13:19:03 -0700 Organization: Hewlett Packard Sonoma County Lines: 36 Sender: darrylo@rylla.sr.hp.com Message-ID: <vwzq4tjr60.fsf@rylla.sr.hp.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960721100733.21155B-100000@manhattan.mdl.sandia.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: rylla.sr.hp.com CHaley <chaley@manhattan.mdl.sandia.gov> writes: > Could anyone suggest a good SCSI controller to use under a pure BSD system? Assuming that you have a PCI motherboard, any controller based upon the Symbios (previously NCR) 810/815/825 chipset is a good, cheap, solution. The 810 is used with controllers where the BIOS is built into the motherboard (and not the controller), and the 815/825 are used with controllers that have an on-board BIOS. The 810 and 815 are narrow SCSI chips, and the 825 is a wide one. Unless you plan on having a heavily loaded server with more than three SCSI disks, you probably don't need wide SCSI. If your motherboard has a PCI SCSI BIOS built into it, get the corresponding SCSI controller. For example, if you have an ASUS motherboard with the Symbios/NCR SCSI BIOS on the motherboard, you'll probably want the ASUS SC-200, which goes for around ~$80 or so. If your motherboard doesn't have a built-in SCSI BIOS, something like the Data Technology DTC3130B is good (note: you want the "3130B" and *NOT* the "3130" -- the 3130B has a BIOS, whereas the 3130 doesn't). NECX sells the 3130B for around $105. You might be able to find a cheaper price, but NECX is convenient. The 3130B uses the 815 chip. Here are some links to Data Technology and NECX: http://www.datatechnology.com/dtc/products/scsi.htm http://www.necx.com/ If you've got money to burn, the Adaptec 2940 is also good. -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.