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Date:      Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:25:17 -0700
From:      "Jin Guojun [NCS]" <j_guojun@lbl.gov>
To:        Yanek Korff <yanek@cigital.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: SCSI controller & NIC problem - irq11
Message-ID:  <3D936D2D.C81D4ADA@lbl.gov>
References:  <51CC94132526754995E79DCF28C0C34D09BE18@exchange.cigital.com>

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Yanek Korff wrote:
> 
> > but it just does not know why.
> > I believe that you put a 33 MHz SCSI adapter into a
> > 64-bit/66MHz PCI slot. You can put it into a 32-bit
> > PCI slot, or reduce the frequency to 33MHz on
> > 64-bit PCI slot.
> Alas, the SCSI chipset is integrated on the mobo.  Mobo docs are here:
> http://www.intel.com/design/servers/SE7500CW2/index.htm
> 
> -Yanek.

As LSI web site says, all SCSI controller in 53c1000 family are 66 MHz
53c{1000/1000R/1010/1010R}. But many SCSI adapter makers, who use these
chips, state that their SCSI card tested under 33MHz bus clock.

LSI document says that 53c1000/1010 family has a 33/66MHz interface to
work with both 33 and 66 MHz PCI slot, but I had a Tekram DC-390U3W,
which uses 53c1010 chipset, works only at 33 MHz under FreeBSD.

I am not sure who is wrong in these specifications. Maybe the BIOS
can provide some useful information during the boot, such as,

	53C1000-##

during SCSI BIOS probe. The ## should be either 33 or 66.
If the ## is 33, then you need a jumper on the motherboard to set 53c1000
to work at 33MHz? If it is 66, you need to ask the sym driver developer --
Gerard Roudier -- for help.

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