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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: RLL controllers & 386/ix
Message-ID: <27@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 4 Sep 89 00:19:19 GMT
References: <1115@aber-cs.UUCP>
Organization: The Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN USA
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In article <1115@aber-cs.UUCP>, pcg@aber-cs.UUCP (Piercarlo Grandi) writes:
> In article <1989Aug29.162452.10538@agate.uucp> ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu writes:
> I am using an ACB 2372B on my 386 with ESIX 3.2; it works fine. It is
> quite fast, and does have a read ahead cache (small), which helps a little
> bit. It does support 1:1 low level format. The ESIX disc driver is
> not a speed monster unfortunately.

I also am using an Adaptec 2372(b) with dual Micropolis 1335 drives
under 386/ix and they are working just fine (so far).

The original ISC documentation mentions that the OS will only work
with drives in the CMOS drive table - and makes no mention of the 
BIOS on the controller card - but docuements conflict that information
by mentioning that the controller BIOS will work.  Since I have a
drive type of 47 which can be defined in the BIOS by entering
the number of heads, etc. I tried both ways (by also using the
controller BIOS and setting the CMOS to a drive type 1) and ISC
worked either way.



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Larry Snyder              uucp:iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry
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