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From: aad@nwnet.net (Anthony Talltree)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: BSDi + AHA2944W + Eclipse RAID
Date: 20 Nov 1996 16:37:40 -0800
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>The Tomcat II's had some problems.  The single cpu Tomcat I's are nice

Others have told me explicitly that the Tomcat II is identical except for
the second, currently useless CPU socket.  What problems does the Tomcat II
have?

>and I've heard good things about the Tomcat III boards.

Absolutely *NOBODY* has been able to tell me what the Tomcat III *IS*. 
Tyan's web pages describe it as identical to the Tomcat II.


>:) Their products are very expensive, though, and neither DPT nor the local
>:) distributor will lend me a demo unit to see if it'd work for me.  I'd hate to
>:) drop >$1000 just to see if it'll work.

>*shrug*  Speed costs money.  How fast do you want to go?  8-)

Speed isn't my concern at this point.  Something that will stay up for more
than a day before silently wedging is my goal.


>p.s.  I've also tested dual 946's in Tomcat I motherboards and they've
>      not given me any problems either.  I suspect you might benefit from
>      some high quality cables and/or FPT terminators.

Do you really think that cables and terminators would cause the entire
system to wedge with no messages?

> Back in the dark
>      ages (g), I had a lot of problems with SCSI reliability.  Switching
>      to high-end cables made a huge difference.  The $30 made-in-Taiwan
>      specials just don't cut the mustard (especially for fast/wide use).

I see such claims often.  Could you back it up by stating exactly what
you consider high-end cables & terminators, and where they can be purchased?