Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 12:36:23 -0400 (EDT) From: <up@3.am> To: Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware Compatibility Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990821123117.12127A-100000@richard2.pil.net> In-Reply-To: <19990821015826.C87145@forty-two.egroups.net>
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On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Gregory Sutter wrote: > On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 11:24:30AM +0000, gimp@netnet.com.sg wrote: > > > > I will be setting up a server running on FreeBSD 3.2 soon. The server > > will have the following hardware: > > > > 1. Intel 440GX Mainboard with: > > Intel 82558 Fast Ethernet 10/100 > > 2. Mylex BT958 SCSI host controller > > 3. DAC960SX SCSI-to-SCSI disk array controller 5 channels 16MB RAM > > I have experience with the L440GX motherboards. They are very fast > and have solid integrated components (Intel 82559 ethernet, Adaptec > 7896 SCSI). I don't use the SCSI so I've never actually tested it with > FreeBSD, although it works great with L***x. I don't know why you're > adding a Mylex, unless you've determined for sure that the onboard SCSI > doesn't work. I use this board, including the AIC-7896 on-board SCSI with FreeBSD and it works fine. It's just a shame there's no driver for the Adaptec add-on RAIDport board. > The worst thing about these motherboards is their Phoenix BIOS, which is > awful. Besides not being very configurable, it has no way to skip the > memory check (and with 2GB of RAM, this is a major hassle). Yes! Even with only 256MB it's rather a drag. OTOH, it's nice to be able to configure the BIOS to redirect the console out to serial I/O ports. > http://www.intel.com/design/servers/l440gx/ > > I've never used the DAC RAID controllers, but I do suggest that you > increase the RAM on the controller if appropriate, and definitely > be sure that the thing has a battery backup or some other form of > protection to ensure that your data stays around if the power doesn't. > (This is in addition to a UPS, of course.) Hmmm...the only hardware RAID drivers for FreeBSD I've seen any mention of are for DPT. James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up@3.am http://3.am ========================================================================= ISPF 3 - The Forum for ISPs by ISPs(tm) || Nov 15-17, 1999, New Orleans 3 days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and brightest. Visit <http://www.ispf.com/>; for information and registration. ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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