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Date:      Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:54:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Greg Quinlan <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adaptec 3940*A*UW Does NOT Work?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211354270.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <000701bddf06$848be380$380051c2@Greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk>

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On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Greg Quinlan wrote:

> Basically I need to know why the:
> 
> Adaptec 3940UW    -    works
> &
> Adaptec 3940AUW    -    Does NOT work.
> 
> The 3940UW Dual channel controller works fine. It is detected by
> FreeBSD and runs happy, but something Adaptec have done with the
> 3940AUW means that it is not detected and if you try and fool it by
> installing first using the 3940UW then change to the 3940AUW it begins
> to boot but can not mount the root file system, and PANICS.
> 
> Does anyone know what the solution is?

Ditch the A -- it's an el-cheapo version of the 3940, with a puny number
of SCBs.  The performance hit isn't worth the savings.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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