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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:58:31 -0700
To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
From: Kedar <kedar@asacomputers.com>
Subject: Re: Yet another Adaptec 2940UW problem :( 
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>Finally (I know I'm full of questions this morning), why are there so many
>problems with the Adaptec 29XX series of adapters and motherboard chips on
>all platforms (not just FreeBSD)? 

        I'm not sure that this has been covered, so please forgive me if it
has.  Adaptec apparently has 2 models out:
        Model: AHA-2940AU
        BIOS Version: 1.21
        Max Disk Read Bytes Second: 4MB.

        Model: AHA-2940 Ultra/Ultra Wide
        BIOS Version 1.23
        Max Disk Read Bytes Second: 8MB.

        We have had a *lot* of difficulty with the former.  If the chip says
2940AU, it would be wise to stay away for the moment.  This info is from
about a month back.  Things might have changed.

Regards,
Kedar.