Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 16:47:42 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Kedar <kedar@asacomputers.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Yet another Adaptec 2940UW problem :( Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970422164742.00af0c80@sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970422195831.008ab994@gw1>
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At 12:58 PM 4/22/97 -0700, Kedar wrote: >>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. I found that enabling the "Plug and Play SCAM support" in the card's BIOS (even if your devices dont necessarily support it), helps a lot for that model... ---Mike ********************************************************************** Mike Tancsa (mike@sentex.net) * To do is to be -- Nietzsche Sentex Communications Corp, * To be is to do -- Sartre Cambridge, Ontario * Do be do be do -- Sinatra (http://www.sentex.net/~mdtancsa) *
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