Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!sharkey!tygra!jpp From: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: AHA1542 and ST296N Message-ID: <164@tygra.UUCP> Date: 25 Mar 90 20:33:07 GMT References: <8121@cognos.UUCP> Reply-To: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Organization: CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Detroit, MI Lines: 20 In article <8121@cognos.UUCP> dbullis@cognos.UUCP (Dave Bullis) writes: } }I heard a lot of good things about the Adaptec 1542A SCSI controller. }And the Seagate ST296N 85Mb drive is getting very common and fairly cheap. } }Are these two a good match? Some sales-people alluded to some unspecified }problems with this. Anything to this or is a bogus rumour? } }Please reply and I will summarize. I have a machine with exactly that configuration: an AHA1542 and 2 Seagate ST296N's. I have had ABSOLUTLY NO PROBLEM with the drives or the controller (except the time when the hard drive cable melted, but that was my fault, for setting the jumpers incorrectly on the AHA1542). -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Prototype Computer Conferencing System = - 1-800-825-3069, 300/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. E-Mail Address: jpp@ThunderCat.COM = - <<>>> -