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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: 2940/Opti/Quantum Grand Prix 7200RPM
Followup-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
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Organization: Mordor International
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 17:11:16 GMT
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Larry Snyder (larry@rn.com) wrote:
: My Quantum drive won't run reliable at 10mhz with sync transfers
: enabled
: 
: here is the boot info:
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: ahc0 <Adaptec 294X SCSI host adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: ahc0: reading board settings
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: ahc0: 294x Single Channel, SCSI Id=7, aic7870, 16 SCBs
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: ahc0: Downloading Sequencer Program...Done
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: ahc0: Probing channel A
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: (ahc0:0:0): "QUANTUM XP32150 581H" type 0 fixed SCSI 2
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: sd0(ahc0:0:0): Direct-Access 2050MB (4199760 512 byte sectors)
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: pci0:19: vendor=0x1095, device=0x640, class=storage [not supported]
: Sep  8 10:40:50 trauma /kernel: pci0: uses 8392704 bytes of memory from f8000000 upto f87fffff.
: 
: 
: the machine is a 100 mhz Opti Pentium with a 2940.  From time to time with
: the 10mhz rate enabled with sync operation - the SCSI buss will lock up solid.

You sure seem to be having an inordinate amount of problems with your
box.  Are you certain that the mboard or scsi controller is working
correctly?

Regards,

Chris





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