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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Adaptec controllers
Summary: Figures.
Keywords: controllers disks
Message-ID: <1989Oct4.142222.22545@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 4 Oct 89 14:22:22 GMT
References: <184@promark.UUCP>
Reply-To: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Mundelein, IL
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In article <184@promark.UUCP> mark@promark.UUCP (Mark J. DeFilippis) writes:
>I guess the Adaptec Central Field Applications Engineer, don't know
>much about the "current crop" of Adaptec controllers.  In message <7100025>
>He stated that _"All of the current crop of Adaptec controllers have jumpers
>for secondary I/O ports and interrupts"_.
>
>Well, I called Adaptec to confirm this statement, which they did!  Great!  They
>even recommended a distributor who was fast, and efficient!  Placed my order
> Friday, got it Monday!  And guess what, the ACB2310 I ordered DOES NOT have
>the ability to change the interrupt.  The edges are not even on the card!

That figures.  The 2372 does have it.  We're using one.  Throughput on that 
board STINKS; we can't top 100KB/sec through SCO Xenix, while the WD1006 is
some 3-4X faster (and has better ECC circuitry!)  Grrrrrrrr...

>Does anyone know of a WD Card that has the interrupt jumpers?  I would like
>to avoid having to pick up the interrupt from the motherboard.

Unfortunately I haven't seen a WD board yet that has the jumper on it.  I
have complained loudly to the WD people here in town about this... so far
they have no good answers, but promised to relay my complaints.

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