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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.caldera.com!enews.sgi.com!nntprelay.mathworks.com!news.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.ba.best.com!not-for-mail From: dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: adaptec 2940. broken. details inside Date: 4 Jun 1997 21:05:26 -0700 Organization: Best Internet Communications, Inc. - 415 964 BEST Lines: 19 Message-ID: <5n5du6$i3v$1@flea.best.net> References: <5micnb$ljl$1@ssw.filoli.com> <5mj83f$1dg$5@otis.netspace.net.au> <5n43s5$t2c$1@flea.best.net> <5n46jn$rbi$1@ssw.filoli.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: flea.best.net Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.hardware:76459 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42405 :In article <5n46jn$rbi$1@ssw.filoli.com>, :Steven Bjork <sbjork@filoli.com> wrote: :>In article <5n43s5$t2c$1@flea.best.net>, :>Matt Dillon <dillon@flea.best.net> wrote: :> :>(in response to my somewhat whiney 2940 post:) :> :>> We've been running several very heavily loaded servers for months :>> with 2940's without any problems. Each machine has only one Oh, I should mention that these are UW controllers and drives. Also, we don't run any external SCSI cabling. We use integrated rack-mount PC enclosures with room in the inside-front for drives. The KISS principle applies big time. People should always remember that UltraWide cabling is limited to (I think) 3 meters. -Matt