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From: neese@adaptex.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: SCSICTRL.EXE
Message-ID: <79000002@adaptex>
Date: 10 Sep 90 16:53:00 GMT
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Nf-From: adaptex.UUCP!neese    Sep 10 10:53:00 1990


>HELP!  I have an Adaptec 1542B with a Wren V 94181-385H SCSI drive.  The
>Wren V is shipped with the read ahead buffer turned off.  I would like
>to turn it on to improve disk access speeds.  Seagate tells me to
>contact the controller manufacturer for an interface program that works
>with their controller.  
>So I called Adaptec.  6 times!  Six different voice mail machines later
>I finally talk to someone.  I tell him what I need.  I said I need the
>program called SCSICTRL.EXE written by Roy Neese at Adaptec in order to
>fully utilize the controller/drive combination I have.  "not a supported
>program"  was the answer.  Fine tell me what program is supported so I
>can use this expensive combination and justify it's purchase price.
>Wasted my time. 
>
>So....
>
>Has *ANYONE* out there got a copy of SCSICTRL.EXE that you can send me
>or tell me how to get?  I am about at the end of my rope!  My boss is
>asking me where is the speed increase you said I would see!!! 
>
>Please help me find this program!?

Jay, drop me a line with a complete uunet path.  The system I used to use
to get to uunet has gone away and I just got back online so haven't been
able to find the path yet.

			Roy Neese
			Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer
			UUCP @  uunet!swbatl!
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