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From: mikef@Portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Fallavollita)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: RLL Controllers
Message-ID: <323@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 13 Feb 89 11:45:55 GMT
Reply-To: mikef@portia.UUCP (Michael Fallavollita)
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Has anyone had any trouble with RLL controllers on 386 machines?
I have tried both the Adaptec 2372B and an OMTI RLL controller
and have had very weird errors.  The adaptec worked for about a week
before I got sector not found errors and finally boot errors.  When
I was installing the OMTI I got controller errors from SpeedStor when
doing a media analysis on cylinders 612-614.  Also, I was unable to
get SpeedStor to set the bad track table correctly.  It said it was
doing it but when I format, those tracks are not locked out.

Does anyone have a recommendation between the OMTI and the ADAPTE
controllers.  The OMTI I have now belongs to a friend and I'm 
definately going to return the Adaptec and get either a new one or
a different controller.  

Any opinions on which controller would be appreciated.

				Thanks,
				
				mikef@portia.stanford.edu