neese@adaptx1.UUCP (01/18/91)
>/* ---------- "The Best SCSI Card for a ISA/EISA/M" ---------- */ > >I'll be shopping for a new [34]86 machine at the next West >Coast Computer Fairre and I expect that I'll want a 300-600Mb >SCSI disk (possibly a Fuji M2263SA, which I have experience >with on my Sun 386i). What controller should I go for, and how >can I ensure maximum documentation of it and the drive? Ie. >what do I ask the vendor for? Is the choice of CPU bus >(ISA/EISA/MCA) a consideration? How do floppies fit into all >of this? >I get the impression from comments here that Adaptec is the >company to go with for controller, and that it sets the >standard for ISA bus SCSI implementations. I expect to add >other SCSI peripherals in the future, so I'd like to get >developer documentation as well as the >"how-to-plug-it-in-and-set-the-jumpers" kind. If you decide to go with Adaptec, get the SCSI Master Kit. It contains all the software drivers in the box, cable, and a AHA-1542. The install guide is just a jumper guide. The Tech Ref docs are available through Adaptec or can be downloaded from adaptex. The AHA-1540 is w/o floppy, the AHA-1542 is w/floppy controller. The AHA-1740 is the EISA adapter and is not available with a floppy controller. The AHA-1640 is the MCA adapter and is also not available with a floppy controller. This adapter is only supported on IBM microchannel systems. Roy Neese Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer UUCP @ neese@adaptex uunet!cs.utexas.edu!utacfd! {nominil,merch,cpe}!adaptex!neese uunet!mlite!adaptex!neese