From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 14 16:25:33 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA26245 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:25:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from po7.andrew.cmu.edu (PO7.ANDREW.CMU.EDU [128.2.10.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA26228 for ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:25:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from yunching+@andrew.cmu.edu) Received: (from postman@localhost) by po7.andrew.cmu.edu (8.8.5/8.8.2) id TAA14080; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:59 -0500 (EST) Received: via switchmail; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from unix11.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from unix11.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from mms.4.60.Jun.27.1996.03.02.53.sun4.51.EzMail.2.0.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.unix11.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4m.54 via MS.5.6.unix11.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4_51; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:20 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 19:24:20 -0500 (EST) From: Yun-Ching Lee To: freebsd-questions@freefall.FreeBSD.org, Drifter Subject: Re: Looking advice on SCSI tape drive In-Reply-To: <199712142053.PAA00898@stratos.net> References: <199712142053.PAA00898@stratos.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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