From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Aug 8 17:33:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA27474 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:33:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA27468 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:33:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA07880; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:29:07 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199608090029.RAA07880@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: IDE or SCSI if only one drive To: frankd@yoda.fdt.net (Frank Seltzer) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Cc: scott@statsci.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from Frank Seltzer at "Aug 8, 96 07:43:40 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk ... > > They've also got some new drives > > getting down close to $400 (e.g. Micropolis 4421). > > I have a new system with a Micropolis 4421 on an Adaptec 2940 controller. > I have been having a hell of a time getting 2.1 installed on this > combination. I will have to wait for 2.1.5 to arrive and see if it makes a > difference. Until then I can not recommend this drive. I am not blaming > the drive but it is a new model and the Adaptec 2940 is well known. I have qualified the MC4421 for use in production AAC systems, it works just fine with 2.1.5 and the aha2940, as well as the NCR53C810. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD