Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 01:01:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Backman <todd@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com> To: Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD SCSI <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Need help choosing a new SCSI card Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906270053100.21924-100000@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990627000635.dburr@pobox.com>
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Try the: ADAPTEC AHA-3940UW PCI Dual Channel Wide Ultra-SCSI Controller They are now running at $159 on Onsale... http://www.onsale.com/category/inv/00049180/01828814.htm On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, Donald Burr wrote: > It was bound to happen. After getting a new (external) tape drive and > hooking it up to my system, I now find that my SCSI chain is too long > to work reliably. With my external devices, I get parity errors and all > sorts of unstable performance from my (internal) SCSI hard drives. > Almost lost a filesystem because of that. But with my external devices > unplugged (leaving only the internal hard drives), everything works > perfectly. > > So it looks like it's time to get me a new SCSI card -- one with multiple > buses on the same card (so that the internal and external connectors are > both on separate buses). Normally, I would buy a second SCSI card, and > put only external devices on it (especially since NCR/Symbios cards are > so cheap nowadays), but unfortunately I am also out of PCI slots. So I > need a single PCI SCSI card that has multiple buses on the card. > > So I need some help from the FreeBSD SCSI community in choosing a new > card! Here are my requirements: > > * IMPORTANT!! Separate SCSI buses for internal and external connector. > My SCSI chain is too long to have both internal and external be on the > same bus. > * BIOS on the card. My SCSI disks are my boot devices, so I need an > on-card BIOS. MY MOTHERBOARD DOES *NOT* HAVE AN NCR BIOS BUILT IN TO IT > (I checked). > * Narrow Ultra SCSI support (50-pin, 20MB/s) preferred. All of my devices > are narrow, either Fast (10M/sec) or Ultra (20M/sec). I really > would rather not have to upgrade to Wide or U2W drives. > * FreeBSD compatibility, of course! (I run 3.2-STABLE) But it would be > great if the card works under Linux as well, since I have to do projects > in Linux now and then. > * Reasonable cost. I unfortunately don't have a lot of money to spend. > (I might be able to find something used on EBay or some other auction > site, though I would rather buy new, of course.) > > Are there any NCR/Symbios cards that fit the bill? I really like this > chipset and it is a heck of a lot cheaper than Adaptec... > > In addition, if someone can point me to a good mail order (or Web order) > place where I can get this card, I would be very grateful. > > Please reply to me in e-mail &/or to the FreeBSD SCSI list. Thanks! > --- > Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com>-Member The FreeBSD Project| PGP: Your > *NEW* WWW HomePage: http://more.at/dburr/ ICQ #16997506 | right to > Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. > Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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