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From: Arthur Pesa <apesa@bellsouth.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Hardware recomendation
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 22:33:41 -0400
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Patrick Sonnek wrote:
> 
> I have the following SCSI configuration
> 
> HD: (aic0:0:0): "QUANTUM FIREBALL_TM2110S 300X" type0 fixed SCSI 2
> TD:  (aic0:4:0): "CONNER CTT8000-S 1.17" type 1 removable SCSI 2
> 
> The Controller is currently a Adaptec 1522
> 
> Disk access is not as fast as I would like, I would like to know, what
> would be the best controller to use, to get the maximum throughput from the
> devices (primarily the HD) that I have.  The computer is a Compaq Prosario,
> P75, and has EISA and PCI slots.

Anything you get will outperfom an aha1522. I have several higher end
Adaptec scsi controllers that work great but the best performance I have
realized is on a BusLogic 946c pci Bus mastering scsi controller. Best
of all it does not interfere with my ATI turbo graphics video card.