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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!genmagic!sgigate.sgi.com!mr.net!news.mr.net!NEWS!not-for-mail From: mury@goldengate.net (Mury) Subject: Re: FIX (?!): BusLogic BT-946C firmware problem Message-ID: <6137cc$152212.240@NEWS> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 04:41:05 GMT References: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960611044017.2184A-100000-100000@dca.net> <Dsu2Ew.EEx@ritz.mordor.com> <VIXIE.96Jun16003658@wisdom.vix.com> <6127cc$03710.1d@NEWS> <1996Jun18.162646.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Lines: 23 terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) wrote: > The only difference between the Rev E series and the Rev F is the >presence of a BIOS socket. Rev E0 has 3 PLCC sockets (FW1/FW2/BIOS) >with chips in each. Rev E05 has the same 3 sockets, but the BIOS one >is empty (there's a copy of the BIOS in the FW1/2 parts, but it only >works for PCI-compliant motherboards - the BIOS in the BIOS socket >is used for non-compliant motherboards). Rev F deletes the empty BIOS >socket - all that's there are the pads on the PC board. Since I found out some more info, I thought I would volunteer it since we are on the subject. Rev D was a Micron Rev, which is identical to rev E and F as you described. D,E, and F all fixed problems between Rev C and a couple particular SCSI devices, > I am running BT-946C's as old as Rev A without any problems on >heavily-loaded news servers and similar systems. As long as the boards >have the latest firmware there have been no problems. Thank you for the info. I got the new firmware today. Fingers crossed.