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Date:      Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:23:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com>
To:        FreeBSD SCSI <freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hardware <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Need help choosing a new SCSI card
Message-ID:  <XFMail.990625192304.dburr@pobox.com>

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It was bound to happen.  After getting a new (external) tape drive and
hooking it up to my system, I now find that my SCSI chain is too long
to work reliably.  If I unplug all my external devices (thus leaving only
the internal hard drives), everything works fine.

So it's time to get me a new SCSI card -- one with multiple buses on the
same card.  Normally, I would buy a second SCSI card, but unfortunately I
am also out of PCI slots.

So I need some help from the FreeBSD SCSI community in choosing a new
card!  Here are my requirements:

* IMPORTANT!!  Separate SCSI buses for internal and external connector.
  My SCSI chain is too long to have both internal and external be on the
  same bus.
* Narrow Ultra SCSI support (50-pin, 20MB/s).  I don't have any Wide or
  Ultra2/U2W/etc. devices, nor do I plan on getting any.
* FreeBSD compatibility, of course!  But it would be great if the card
  works under Linux as well, since I have to do projects in Linux now and
  then.
* Reasonable cost.  I unfortunately don't have a lot of money to spend.

Are there any NCR/Symbios cards that fit the bill?  I really like this
chipset and it is a heck of a lot cheaper than Adaptec...

In addition, if someone can point me to a good mail order (or Web order)
place where I can get this card, I would be very grateful.

Thanks!
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