Re: [OT] Whitch adaptec SCSI card?
On 1999-04-26 08:53, David B.Teague wrote:
> Or you can use Mylex (aka Bus Logic) cards which are reputed not
> to be so sensitive to cabling. Linux does support them. I think
> Windows 9x also supports them, but someone else will have to
> confirm that.
I'll gladly recommend Mylex BusLogic 958B which is an ultra wide,
15 devices, narrow/wide/wide external (notice only 2 out of 3 work
at the same time as is mostly the case) host adapter. It's fast,
worked flawlessly here (except a problem with putting a narrow
scanner on the wide external port - that's not considered legal
scsi, the author of the driver tells me!).
Mylex has _excellent_ tech support, although no Linux specific
support (which they refer to the driver author - he responded
to the above problem within 1/2 hour by email!).
I have had next to no problems with cables, but (in my defense)
I got (expensive) teflon cable when I grew out of the provided
(teflon) cable. Mylex tells me that telfon cable is _required_ for
Ultra operation.
If you want to spend a bundle on the host adaptor check out
(the company) DPT? I have no experience with their products
(drivers and such) but some of their cards are upgradeable to
(hardware) RAID.
Also, you might want to consider the impact of LVD
(low-voltage differential).
/Allan
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