From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 12 13:32:38 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id NAA23898 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:32:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from luke.cpl.net (root@[206.85.245.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id NAA23893 for ; Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:32:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (shawn@localhost) by luke.cpl.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA08975; Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:34:05 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:34:04 -0800 (PST) From: Shawn Ramsey X-Sender: shawn@luke.cpl.net To: Doug White cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Hard disk controllers? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > I have a NCR 53c815 controller and it works fine. They're hard to get a > > > hold of, but they're quite the deal. > > > > Do you know anyone who sells any of the NCR based controllers other than > > the 53c810? A company sells the Asus SC200 locally for $65(which is the > > 810), but havent seen anyone else selling them. Adaptec cards are > > outragously price, the plain 2940 is still around $200! > > I bought mine from Insight Electronics, which is listed on Symbios's web > page. (symbios = ncr) They are generally suppliers, but they do take > credit cards. My 815 was $125 including shipping. > > The 810 has no BIOS, so your motherboard's BIOS must drive it. Asus's > BIOSes do, some others may. (Thus they sell the SC200, a repackaged 810) I found a place on the net selling the Tyan Yorktown & YT II. The Yorktown II is based on the Symbios/NCR 53c875, and is only $125! Although it is most likely overkill(at least for me) I may get this card due because it isnt that much more than the 810(Asus SC200. $80 from the same place). Adaptec 2940UW is $270 from the same place.