Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 12:38:31 -0400 From: "Smith, Jeremy" <Jeremy.Smith@mmt.bellhowell.com> To: 'Shafik Yaghmour' <shafik@nyct.net>, aic7xxx@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Adaptec 3940AUW, LVD drives and Linux Message-ID: <61F2369A784ED211B22D00104B59E2107084E8@bhtriex.mps.bellhowell.com>
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We use the drives extensively here in our PC's. Getting them to work with the 3940AUW is very easy. If you have a terminated cable all that is left to do is short jumper 6 on the drives. This jumper forces Single-Ended mode and should be labeled accordingly on the bottom of the drive next to the jumper block. Hope this works for you. ----------------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Smith Systems Administrator Bell & Howell MMT - Durham, NC smithj@mps.bellhowell.com <mailto:smithj@mps.bellhowell.com> Jeremy.Smith@mmt.bellhowell.com 1400856@mcipage.com Day: 919-767-6530 Eve: 919-859-1645 ------------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Shafik Yaghmour [mailto:shafik@nyct.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 12:04 PM To: aic7xxx@freebsd.org Subject: Adaptec 3940AUW, LVD drives and Linux Okay, I have a Tyan Thunder 100 GX board which has the Adaptec 3940AUW built in I am attempting to use 2 IBM 9ES LVD drives and I am having problems. I was not aware they where LVD when I obtained them. After talking to a few people I have been informed that they can not self terminate so I know part of my problems is termination. I was also told that the Adaptec 3940AUW may not fully support LVD drives but I have been able to verify and format them as well as install DOS on them, so the adapter can work with them but I am afraid that Linux may be a bit more sensitive then DOS and once I fix the termination problem I may have more problems. I need to make a decision on returing these drives soon so I was hoping someone on this list could help me out. More specifically once I get to the section of the install where is asks if I have a scsi adapter and I pick the Adaptec 2940 driver the system dies completely, the only option I have is to recycle power. PS This is Red Hat 6.0 installation Thank You ========================================================================== --"the more you know and understand the more you must know and understand .. knowledge is an unsatiable hunger .. which makes life easier and at the same time harder .... knowledge is a paradox w/ no resolution just a boundless function of human nature .... knowledge is a trap which we embrace and which we run away from .... and in the end the only escape is death .... or maybe not "<grin>-- ========================================================================== -Unite for Java! - http://www.javalobby.org- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message
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