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Date:      Wed, 26 May 1999 00:21:26 -0700
From:      Shawn Ramsey <shawn@cpl.net>
To:        rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
Cc:        laszlo vagner <vetex@www.timandpatrick.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: socket 7 w scsi
Message-ID:  <19990526002126.B26193@cpl.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990525233933.7180A-100000@dsinw.com>; from rick hamell on Tue, May 25, 1999 at 11:42:51PM -0700
References:  <19990525233234.A26193@cpl.net> <Pine.BSF.3.91.990525233933.7180A-100000@dsinw.com>

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> > There probably is, but I would say just get a SCSI card. Not all SCSI
> > adapters cost a fortune. Get a one of the Symbios 53C8X based cards, they
> > work well and are pretty cheap. The only experience I have with these, is a
> > Tekram 390F which has worked great so far, and only cost $80. 
> 
> 	Tekram also makes one with the 875 chipset, another good card. If 
> you can find it, I highly recommend an Asus SC-875, got mine for $70 or 
> so but it is by far the best SCSI card I've ever had. 

The Asus cards seem to be non existent. Do they still make them? Who sells
them? Also, the Tekram DC-390F does have the Symbios 53c875 chip.

> 	As for your original question, Asus and Soltek both make Super 
> Socket 7 boards with onboard SCSI, they are also the only two brands I 
> personally would buy. :) But, I'd also buy a seperate board and card... 
> I'm not a fan of intergrated motherboards, WAY to many points of failure.

Ditto.



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