Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:20 -0500 (EST) From: Yun-Ching Lee <ycl+@CMU.EDU> To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org, Drifter <drifter@stratos.net> Subject: Re: Looking advice on SCSI tape drive Message-ID: <soZ7Woa00YUn0fWoE0@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <199712142053.PAA00898@stratos.net> References: <199712142053.PAA00898@stratos.net>
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Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-questions: 14-Dec-97 Looking advice on SCSI tape.. by Drifter@stratos.net > I am not ready to fork out a large amount of cash right now. But I > am interested in getting some advice in advance on what scsi DDS tape drives > will work with my Adaptech 1520 card. (SCSI II) > In a release notes file, I noticed that they said that > there was "weak support" for this card -- yet it works just fine with my > ZIP drive. Would I be looking for trouble if I got a DDS for that type. I think "weak" support means that the driver is not currently being developed due to lack of interest. That means newer variations of the same card/chipset may not be supported, but a trivial patch should do the trick. > PS: Any advice an SCSI hard drives -- I am looking for the right > balance between size (500 MB minumum -- 2 GIG maximum) and price. Thanks http://www.onsale.com/ sometimes has some great deals. Few weeks ago, I picked up a 9 GB 5.25" FF drive for about $375. 2 GB drives are around $150 at this time. If you are going to put a hard drive on your SCSI bus, look for a busmastering host adapter, like the AHA-1540 (ISA), AHA-2940 (PCI), or NCR/SYMBIOS 810. Otherwise, you'll have significantly higher processor overhead during transfers. -- Yun-Ching (Allen) Lee ycl+@cmu.edu "There is no such thing as a good influence... All influence is immoral." -- Lord Henry Wotton
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