Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 17:57:15 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Chris Dillon <cdillon@tri-lakes.net> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NCR810 (or 875) & Asus P55T2P4 & Overclocking ? Message-ID: <199712212357.RAA01118@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Chris Dillon <cdillon@tri-lakes.net> of "Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:47:19 CST." <XFMail.971221005303.cdillon@tri-lakes.net>
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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.
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