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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: 2.02 386/ix and SCSI drives
Summary: Try the Adaptec AHA1542; it works for us!
Keywords: scsi and 386/ix
Message-ID: <1990Feb1.144901.1011@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 1 Feb 90 14:49:01 GMT
References: <25c4d13e:497comp.unix.i386@nstar.UUCP>
Reply-To: karl@mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Mundelein, IL
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In article <25c4d13e:497comp.unix.i386@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>I'm still checking into a SCSI drive subsystem for 386/ix.
>
>All of the Future Domain controllers support an 8 bit data
>transfer - even the 16 bit "AT" versions of the card.  
>
>Is there anyone running SCSI drives with 386/ix using a
>full 16 bit data transfer rate?

AHA1542.  Try it.

You'll like it.  We get upwards of 1MB/sec (megaBYTE) through the file
system with this board..... with Maxtor 4380S drives.

8760's are slightly slower (I know this doesn't make any sense).  There are
some things that need improvement in the ISC 2.0.2 HPDD driver for the AHA
board, but overall it works quite well.

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