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> Thanks to all have responded to my cry for help. 

> It appears that everyone seems to be using some form of the 
> Adaptec 1542 SCSI host adaptor in combination with a SCSI tape drive.
> My question is this: Is anyone using the 1542 along with IDE 
> harddrives? This is the configuration that I would use, and I have
> a feeling that FreeBSD wont like me making use of both subsystems
> at the same time. Any experiences with this?

Yes - I used to run mixed IDE with an Adaptec 1542B, and another machine
with IDE and a Buslogic 445.  Both worked flawlessly.