solomon@chaos.utexas.edu (Thomas Solomon) (04/19/91)
Quick question: is anyone aware of a 32-bit SCSI (or SCSI-2) controller
card for PC-compatibles (i.e., an EISA version of a SCSI card)? We
are purchasing a 486 EISA machine, and we would like to take advantage
of the 32-bit bus.
Alternatively, does anyone have recommendations for SCSI controllers that
would have a high throughput (even if not 32-bit)?
Thanks.
Tom Solomon
solomon@chaos.utexas.edujupakkanen@cc.helsinki.fi (04/22/91)
> Quick question: is anyone aware of a 32-bit SCSI (or SCSI-2) controller > card for PC-compatibles (i.e., an EISA version of a SCSI card)? We > are purchasing a 486 EISA machine, and we would like to take advantage > of the 32-bit bus. > > Alternatively, does anyone have recommendations for SCSI controllers that > would have a high throughput (even if not 32-bit)? > > Thanks. > > Tom Solomon > solomon@chaos.utexas.edu At least Bustek and DPT have 32-bit EISA SCSI controllers. And DPT should have a caching/mirroring/etc. model (PM2012B) available in a week or two. I just purchased two DPT's PM2012A/95 (non-caching 32-bit EISA SCSI(-2)) cards from Direct Drives, $599 a piece. Jukka
piety@hplred.HP.COM (Bob Piety) (04/23/91)
A very fast SCSI card for teh EISA bus is the ADAPTEC AHA-1740. It
offers a 1540 ("compatibility") mode for old drivers, as well as the
fast enhanced mode.
Bob piety@hplred.hpl.hp.com (415)857-4759mattij@tuura.UUCP (Matti Joutkoski) (04/29/91)
piety@hplred.HP.COM (Bob Piety) writes: >A very fast SCSI card for teh EISA bus is the ADAPTEC AHA-1740. It >offers a 1540 ("compatibility") mode for old drivers, as well as the >fast enhanced mode. What is 'very fast'? In what environment? Mylex is best EISA-SCSI controller, what I have tested, but it doesn't fit to the OS/2-wordl, because of missing HPFS (working ones) drivers. Adaptec 1740 works allright with OS/2 HPFS, and with SCO Unix, but the performance is not so good, as with Mylex. I think it is mostly because of missing HW-cache on-board. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Matti Joutkoski, mattij@yj.data.nokia.fi, tel. + 358-0-5673866. ---------------------------------------------------------------