Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:23:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> To: FreeBSD SCSI <freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hardware <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Need help choosing a new SCSI card Message-ID: <XFMail.990625192304.dburr@pobox.com>
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It was bound to happen. After getting a new (external) tape drive and hooking it up to my system, I now find that my SCSI chain is too long to work reliably. If I unplug all my external devices (thus leaving only the internal hard drives), everything works fine. So it's time to get me a new SCSI card -- one with multiple buses on the same card. Normally, I would buy a second SCSI card, but unfortunately I am also out of PCI slots. So I need some help from the FreeBSD SCSI community in choosing a new card! Here are my requirements: * IMPORTANT!! Separate SCSI buses for internal and external connector. My SCSI chain is too long to have both internal and external be on the same bus. * Narrow Ultra SCSI support (50-pin, 20MB/s). I don't have any Wide or Ultra2/U2W/etc. devices, nor do I plan on getting any. * FreeBSD compatibility, of course! But it would be great if the card works under Linux as well, since I have to do projects in Linux now and then. * Reasonable cost. I unfortunately don't have a lot of money to spend. Are there any NCR/Symbios cards that fit the bill? I really like this chipset and it is a heck of a lot cheaper than Adaptec... In addition, if someone can point me to a good mail order (or Web order) place where I can get this card, I would be very grateful. Thanks! --- Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com>-Member The FreeBSD Project| PGP: Your *NEW* WWW HomePage: http://more.at/dburr/ ICQ #16997506 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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