rick@tmiuv0.uucp (08/13/90)
In article <2074@sud509.ed.ray.com>, heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com writes: > Is anyone out there using an Adaptec 1542B with ESIX? One person reported > using a 1542A, but I'd like to find out about the 1542B ... I'm one of the 1542A users. Works fine, lasts a long time. Even with yuckky Seagate ST-296N drives. It does zing! on my Wangtek 5150S tape drive, though. I seem to recall ESIX saying the 1542B works with ESIX, but I won't swear to it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [- O] Rick Stevens ? EMail: uunet!zardoz!tmiuv0!rick -or- uunet!zardoz!xyclone!sysop V CIS: 75006,1355 (75006.1355@compuserve.com from Internet) "Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com (08/14/90)
Is anyone out there using an Adaptec 1542B with ESIX? One person reported
using a 1542A, but I'd like to find out about the 1542B ...
Thanks in advance.
Bill
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Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com (08/16/90)
In article <4351@tmiuv0.uucp> rick@tmiuv0.uucp writes: >In article <2074@sud509.ed.ray.com>, heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com writes: >> Is anyone out there using an Adaptec 1542B with ESIX? One person reported >> using a 1542A, but I'd like to find out about the 1542B ... > >I'm one of the 1542A users. Works fine, lasts a long time. Even with yuckky >Seagate ST-296N drives. It does zing! on my Wangtek 5150S tape drive, though. > >I seem to recall ESIX saying the 1542B works with ESIX, but I won't swear to >it. I called Esix sales, and they verified that the 1542B will work with the latest rev of Esix. Now I just have to hope that the 1542B will work with my motherboard --- I've heard that they are a little tricky... -- Bill Heiser Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser Home: Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (Fidonet 1:322/240) The Think_Tank BBS (508)655-3848 1200/2400/9600-HST Other: 75106.2332@compuserve.com Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)
jon@savant.uucp (Jon Gefaell) (08/18/90)
In article <4351@tmiuv0.uucp> rick@tmiuv0.uucp writes: >In article <2074@sud509.ed.ray.com>, heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com writes: >> Is anyone out there using an Adaptec 1542B with ESIX? One person reported >> using a 1542A, but I'd like to find out about the 1542B ... > >I'm one of the 1542A users. Works fine, lasts a long time. Even with yuckky >Seagate ST-296N drives. It does zing! on my Wangtek 5150S tape drive, though. Well, the 1542A works just fine. The ST200 series drives are HORRID though. If you're lucky enough to get one without the 0525 error, or the multiple LUN's error I'm sure it'll work fine for you, but if when you fire up the on board utilities under DOS from the Adaptec, and upon inquiring to the drives you get either of these errors, you're doomed. I had to do the long drawn out multivendor thing with ESIX, Adaptec, and Seagate on this. ESIX said that they knew their driver worked, and I haddda agree, Adaptec offered that it was _possible_ that I had a defective host adapter, though they rather doubted it. Anyways, they air shipped me a replacement to test with. All Seagate would say was "It works with DOS!" (The battle cry of the ignorant) and offer to do NOTHING. *sigh* (Take it to your dealer) I did the smart thing, I covertly researched the pecking order, found Al Shugart at the top and phoned him directly. He was easily accessible(!) and when I recounted my tale of woe he told me to expect a phone call... The call didn't come the next day, I hadda call and go NUTS on their people, the real phone terror (act like a big enough jerk, they'll service you to get rid of you) They wanted, at first, to merely reiterate that I should return the drives via my dealer. What they didn't understand was that I had done so already, and the same errors occured (PANIC, and then more PANIC, especialy during fsck's, well, you get the idea...) Finally, they sent me a replacement (on my ...SUGGESTION) of a Imprimis (good idea that!) and I've never been happier... Moral: BEWARE the ST2xxN drives! They are evil! :) > >I seem to recall ESIX saying the 1542B works with ESIX, but I won't swear to >it. The 1542B changed the Floppy Controller Chip, and there was a problem at first. They almost released the Rev D. Upgrade before it was discovered. A larger delay somewheres to deal with the new chips latency on firing up a floppy (I think it was) was all that was needed to make it work with the 'B' board. Enjoy! -- +----------- Domain? DOMAIN? We Don't Need No Steeeenkin' Domain! -----------+ |I wish I had something interesting to put in my .signature file, but I don't| +-savant!jon@virginia.edu {...}!uunet!virginia!savant!jon jeg7e@virginia.edu-+