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Date:      Fri, 14 May 1999 00:13:21 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        "Roger P. Johnson" <rpj@fep.hirshfields.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adaptec support in kernel
Message-ID:  <373BCD11.F8446A54@3-cities.com>
References:  <199905140113.UAA12628@fep.hirshfields.com>

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"Roger P. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> > I had a 2940U in another computer which I replaced and worked.
> > Then I installed the 2940AU where I got the 2940U from and it also
> > worked in THAT computer.
> >
> > I recommend you try to get a different controller, preferably either a
> > different model (i.e 2940U) or a different brand all together, like
> > Roger suggested. My search in the archives did not find a single person
> > that got things to work without changing the card after having got the
> > "board not responding" error from their Adaptec.
> >
> > The 2940U I used is over a year old so I don't know if newer 2940Us
> > would work.
> 
>    FWIW, older 2940U's and older 2940AU's do/can/have a good chance/ to work
> with a Copyright of 1997 or 1996. 2940UW's with Copyright of 1997 or 1996
> still wouldn't work in my cases. Newer ones no way.

The bios level for the 2940UW's is up to v1.34.3. Have you tried
flashing to this level.

Kent 
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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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