From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Jun 12 12:24:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA22790 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:24:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA22693 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:24:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA17729; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:13:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199806121913.PAA17729@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: Still working on putting together machine In-Reply-To: <199806121649.MAA10840@poseidon.hamsterville.ultranet.com> from Ben Goodwin at "Jun 12, 98 12:49:46 pm" To: ben@hamsterville.ultranet.com (Ben Goodwin) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:13:40 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ben Goodwin wrote: > I know I asked this list earlier about a list of recommended hardware.. > I've been trying to get quotes together for systems, asking for the > NCR53C875-based controller, and no one seems to be able to have them. > I was also recommended the 2940, but I'm searching the archives and I'm > a little scared to go with the 2940UW. Is it going to function > properly in 226R? Maybe I can just get the SCSI card from some other > vendor separately - any suggestions as to where I should purchase one > from? TIA! > > -= Ben An awful lot of people use the 2940UW or its on-mobo equivalent AIC-7880. I'm one (7880). Seems to work like a charm, without any obvious problems. Perhaps the archives were ancient? It's finicky about termination, but what isn't? Dave -- "Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating system available." ... "Windows NT Server is completely secure and has been evaluated by the NCSC as such." --- http://www.microsoft.com/security To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message