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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.bri.connect.com.au!corolla.OntheNet.com.au!not-for-mail From: Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Adaptec 2940 BIOS version and FreeBSD Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 15:41:48 +1000 Organization: On the Net (ISP on the Gold Coast, Australia) Lines: 16 Message-ID: <337FE81C.D84@OntheNet.com.au> Reply-To: tonyg@OntheNet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Host: swanee.nt.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41131 I have a question regarding the BIOS version on the 2940 SCSI controller. I have a DEC Prioris with a 2940 SCSI ctlr at BIOS version 1.16 . I know that the latest version is 1.25 (or is that 1.23?). Does the BIOS version have any impact on FreeBSD. I imagine not since the O/S provides it's own drivers and doesn't (?) use the BIOS for anything other than loading the boot code. Also, the driver has code that it down-loads into the adapter. Is there any point in upgrading the BIOS ROMs on this controller given that it has no trouble handling the 3 x 1 GB and 1 x 4 GB drives that are attached to the machine. While it also has a CD drive, I have NO plans to put any esoteric SCSI devices (Worm drives, etc.) on this machine so do I need to anything about the "out of date" BIOS? Tony