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Date:      Sat, 07 Nov 1998 12:55:21 -0500 (EST)
From:      Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PC164LX Outcome
Message-ID:  <XFMail.981107125521.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
In-Reply-To: <199811070746.XAA00421@dingo.cdrom.com>

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Mike Smith, On 07-Nov-98 you wrote:
> > To all those who helped and cared - Thank you very much.
> > 
> > The diagnosis is indeed a dead disk controller.
> > Once I got over my timidity in the face of the unknown (new hardware),
> > and
> > gathered eough junk, and put the kids to bed, I managed to isolate the
> > problem very clearly.
> > 
> > Last Question:  Exactly what disk controllers can this motherboard
> > support?
> >                 Where can I get one?
>  
>  You can expect that the NCR 53c810 and '875 should be supported; if the
>  board has a BIOS just rip it out (eg. ASUS SC875, Diamond Fireport).
>  You'll also be OK with at least some boards with the Qlogic chips on 
>  then, I expect the isp1010, 1020 and 1040 would be OK.
>  
>  The NCR's are definitely the easiest to get.

So, no adaptec?  No Buslogic?

Simon


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