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Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 10:44:29 -0400
From: Andrew Herdman <andrew@why.whine.com>
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To: "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@uswest.com>
cc: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>, bgotori@ucla.edu,
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Subject: Re: BSD 2.1 CDROM SCSI Trouble
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On Mon, 20 May 1996, Paul T. Root wrote:

> In a previous message, Doug White said:
> > 
> > > I'm trying to install BSD 2.1 (Got it April 96) and am having trouble
> > > with the SCSI to CDROM Devices. The SCSI card is a Buslogic BT-542b and
> > > a NEC Multispin 3X SCSI CDROM. The SCSI card is seen but the CDROM is
> > > not. Any help would be of great value
> 
> 
> I don't know about the Buslogic, but I think you'll have trouble with the
> 3x. I had heard, when they first came out that 3x CDROM drives had a lot
> of problems. 
> 
> About a month ago I tried on (replacing my 1x) and it wouldn't work for
> either FreeBSD or Win95. I then tried a 4x NEC and it runs like a champ.
> 

I have a Nec 3xp Plus, and it works just fine.

Andrew