Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:54:03 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: bminazzi@w3page.com (Blaine Minazzi) Cc: isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Newsserver running NCR815 cards Message-ID: <199611220354.VAA09926@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <3294FE19.1C750D5A@w3page.com> from "Blaine Minazzi" at Nov 21, 96 06:12:57 pm
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> Well, I have not been able to use the NCR 53C810 Cards with 2.1.0 . > I think there may be something wrong with the driver. > It worked well with my IBM Drive, 615E 1.2 Gig, but it would not > work with my HP 2 Gig Drives at all... > > 2.1.5 would not work with either one. > > I switched to a 2940 and all is well. Put the NCR controller in > my Linux box, and everyone is happy. ( Same motherboard type in both > machines. ) > It was not worth messing around with. Save a few bucks on an NCR card, > piss away several hundred dollars worth of time. That's odd, they work great here. Since many things have changed in the ~ 1 year since 2.1.0R came out, I would certainly suggest you try 2.1.6R. I am running a dozen and a half of the ASUS SC-200 cards (do not scrimp and get cheapies, they can be problematic) to run ninety three drives of various types (including Quantum ProDrive/Atlas, Seagate Hawk/Barracuda, and some older HP drives, probably some others too, I know that the HP-C3323 works great but the 3724 does not work right under 2.1.0R, but that is reportedly due to firmware bugs in the drive.) I certainly have not pissed away several hundred dollars of time, but I do think I've saved almost $3000 over an equivalent number of 2940's, for controllers that are just as high performance. YMMV of course. If you are anxious to spend lots of money, go Adaptec. They _are_ good controllers, although I have seen some SCSI devices in the past that the FreeBSD/Adaptec controller combo did not like. If you are anxious to save lots of money, go ASUS SC-200. They are also good controllers, you can get three for the price of an Adaptec, and have beer money left over. I have seen some SCSI devices in the past that the FreeBSD/NCR controller combo did not like. As much as I am not a Seacrate fan, Seagate does make some pretty good drives and I am largely a Seagate shop. I have no problems with the Hawk-2's, Hawk's, Barracuda's, or most other Seagate drives with either of these controllers. ... JG
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