From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Jun 1 22:48:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA19779 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:48:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (root@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA19755 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:48:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id AAA14378; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:48:36 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:48:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Dillon X-Sender: cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us To: "John T. Farmer" cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wide SCSI adaptors... In-Reply-To: <199806011746.NAA01141@sabre.goldsword.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, John T. Farmer wrote: > Looking at getting a Wide SCSI PCI card for a new server here. > Motherboard is a Tyan dual processor "Tomcat III." So far I've > found 2 possibliities, the ASUS SC275, and the Tekram > 390F item. The tekram appears to decent & I get grab one for $30 > to $60 less than the ASUS. > > I know the ASUS card works well in FreeBSD, but if the Tekram is as > good & supported (It does appear to be a plain 875 board with onboard > flashable BIOS), well saving $30 to $60 _always_ appeals to the Scots > blood in me (:^>, being part Scots, I guess I can say such things..) > > So, ASUS or Tekram? Opinions, experiences, advice wanted. Guarantied > that I will listen, & do something! I have a Tekram DC-390F in this box and it has worked flawlessly for quite some time now. I'd say the only difference between the ASUS and the Tekram card is the BIOS, which FreeBSD probably couldn't care less about anyway. This card has also worked just fine when I've booted to DOS/Win95 (which is extremely rare). -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) (http://www.freebsd.org) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message