Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 10:51:25 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> Cc: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?P=E5l_Sommerhein?= <paalsom@ifi.uio.no>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need advice on what motherboard to pick (and SCSI controller + drive) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811191050100.1722-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199811190133.TAA02716@n4hhe.ampr.org>
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, David Kelly wrote: > Doug White writes: > > > Should I go for an onboard SCSI controller(host adapter)? > > > > Your call, depends on how many devices you plan to stuff in there. having > > it onboard saves a slot but limits your upgradability. > > How does an onboard SCSI limit upgradability? Of one has saved a slot > then one still has a slot to put yet another SCSI card in. One MB SCSI > is not going to prevent a card SCSI from working properly. We'll let's say you have an UW SCSI card onboard, like my PPro200 does. now say I want to get an Ultra2 drive .. if I want to take full advantage, need to buy a new adapter.. but oops, can't pull the on-MB adapter; it's wasted. Basically, you can't pull it and swap it around like you can an external card. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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