From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 21 16:20:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA09520 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 16:20:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA09512 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 16:20:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net) Received: from nospam.hiwaay.net (tnt1-29.HiWAAY.net [208.147.147.29]) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) with ESMTP id SAA11505; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 18:20:13 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nospam.hiwaay.net (8.8.8/8.8.4) with ESMTP id RAA01118; Sun, 21 Dec 1997 17:57:16 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199712212357.RAA01118@nospam.hiwaay.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Chris Dillon cc: hardware@freebsd.org From: David Kelly Subject: Re: NCR810 (or 875) & Asus P55T2P4 & Overclocking ? In-reply-to: Message from Chris Dillon of "Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:47:19 CST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 17:57:15 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Chris Dillon writes: > > On 21-Dec-97 David Kelly wrote: > >IMHO The One Big Advantage my Adaptec has over my '875 is the Adaptec > >BIOS has onboard low level format and bad block management/scanning. To > >do the same with the '875 one has to do DOS. Possibly there is a newer > >BIOS I can flash into my '875? > > The Tekram DC390-F (NCR '875 based) card that I recently bought does all of the > above, and appears to have full BIOS-based setup routines (never used an > Adaptec, so I can't compare). I believe this BIOS version is 2.01, and they > have an even newer BIOS in beta. Their web-site has all the information needed > to upgrade your existing BIOS, and they have two downloadable packages, one for > cards with a flash BIOS, and one for people who can burn their own new ROM's. > Assuming your card is made by Tekram, you can easily upgrade. I don't know how > they would feel about someone using their BIOS in another card (though it > should work perfectly, most likely). Interesting. And tempting. Finally something to distinguish between various makers of Symbios cards. My Asus SC-875 appears to have a plain geniune Symbios BIOS. In the 4.X.X range, I think, 1996. Doesn't say Asus anywhere but in silkscreen on the card itself. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.