From owner-freebsd-scsi Wed Dec 30 12:12:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA26685 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:12:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA26679 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:12:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA64280; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:10:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:10:55 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: ANDREAS.KLEMM.AK@bayer-ag.de cc: " - (052)scsi(a)FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: Can FreeBSD boot from a 18 GB SCSI harddisk ? In-Reply-To: <0006800007847206000002L062*@MHS> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 ANDREAS.KLEMM.AK@bayer-ag.de wrote: > > Hi ! > > If I*%d plan to get a PII 450 MHz system with > an ASUS P2B-S ( or LS) board which contains an > AIC 7890 chip on board, could I install FreeBSD on > it and would the system run without trouble (could I access > all 18 GB) ??? > > BTW, I just heard this board has 2 SCSI connectors (one 50 and one 68). > Does this system have one or two SCSI channels ? > Is it then possible, to install an Ultra 2 Wide SCSI Harddisk like the Seagate > Cheetah or Barracuda on the wide connector and normal Narrow SCSI > Devices like CD-Rom and Tape on the other connector ??? You might want to search old scsi or hardware lists here, Andreas. I remember somebody in the last 2 months having some bad comments about reliability of those 18 GB disks. Simultaneously, I saw a good number of those disks start to show up discounted. Take care. > > So to say, can I mix 20 MHZ with 80 MHz SCSI devices ??? > > Andreas /// > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message