Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 13:43:29 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jreynold@sedona.intel.com (John Reynolds) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Adaptec 1505 SCSI-II adaptor--Supported? Message-ID: <199602140313.NAA14577@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602121712.AA162915148@muffett> from "John Reynolds" at Feb 12, 96 10:12:28 am
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John Reynolds stands accused of saying: > > I am extremely interested in running FreeBSD on my computer, but I must make > sure that I purchase a CD-ROM drive which will be compatible. I wish to run > with the Adaptec 1505 SCSI-II CD-ROM adaptor (16-bit ISA) and wish to hook > this up to a Sony 76S SCSI-II drive. Ok; some observations : The Sony CDU76S is a Bad Buy. Don't get one. I'd recommend the Panasonic/Matushita CR-504B as an alternative. Similar performance, price etc., but far closer to the SCSI spec and thus less likely to give you grief later on. I don't know which chipset the Adaptec 1505 is based on; if you can look at the chip on it and see "AIC 6360" or "AIC 6260" then it's supported. These aren't terribly wonderful chips, but they should be OK for running a CDrom. Don't try putting a SCSI disk on it though, as performance will be woeful. > | John Reynolds Component Design and Modeling | -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "I seek PEZ!" - The Tick [[
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