Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:11:39 -0400 (EDT) From: "John T. Farmer" <jfarmer@goldsword.com> To: crb@ChrisBowman.com, gummibear@we.mediaone.net Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, jfarmer@goldsword.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Are SIIG SCSI Cards Supported? Message-ID: <199906280211.WAA03048@rapier.goldsword.com> In-Reply-To: <199906272000.PAA16165@quark.ChrisBowman.com>
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Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:00:42 Christopher R. Bowman said:
> At 10:53 AM 6/27/99 -0700, gummibear@we.mediaone.net wrote:
> >Hello all!
> >I'm looking at getting a low-cost entry level SCSI adapter. I came across
> >SIIG (www.siig.com) products while looking through newspaper ads. SIIG
> >seems to make various I/O adapters ranging from SCSI cards to ATA/66 cards
> >and more. The product that I was interested in is the: AP-40 SCSI Pro PCI -
> >Ultra Wide SCSI Bus Master Adapter. I've seen this card as low as $150
> >which seems to be a good deal.
> >
> >According to their website their SCSI controllers use two different
> >chipsets, the ADVANSYS and INITIO. I believe that I've read that the
> >Admansys chipset is supported, but I'm not sure about the Initio. Do you
> >know if that chipset is supported?
>
> The Tekram 390 U2W is a Symbios 53c895 based Ultra2-Wide controller that I have
> seen as low as $160. I have the 390F which is a Symbios 53c876 based
> Ultra-Wide and should be cheaper, and I have been very happy with it under the
> many operating systems I have tried. I also picked up a Diamond Fireport 40
> Dual which is a dual channel Ultra-Wide based on the Symbios 53c876, it's bios
> isn't as nice as the Tekram's but it has also been a very nice card. The
> Adaptec cards are very well supported since the two guys that do most of the
> scsi work spend the time to make sure the Adpatec cards work right. The
> Symbios cards on the other hand have complete and easily attained documentation
> making it easy for others to dig in and fix things. Both of these drivers have
> been very stable for a long time. If I were you I would either get an Adaptec
> card or a Symbios based card which are a tiny bit cheaper.
> --------
Look at the Diamond Fireport 40. If you look around (www.pricewatch.com
for starters), you can find the "white box" (card, no cables) for around
$85 to $90 US. I have one in a web server with seagate wide drives.
Under FreeBSD, it's fast & works. It's also cheap. What's not to like?
If you want the Adaptec, the 2940uw2 can be found for around $160 to $180.
The Tekram can be found in the $70 to $90 range.
John
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