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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!uunet!inXS.uu.net!news.ner.bbnplanet.net!das-news2.harvard.edu!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!freehold.pc.cs.cmu.edu!usenet From: Matthew White <mwhite@freehold.pc.cs.cmu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Recommend a SCSI controller? Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:11:38 -0400 Organization: Freehold Lines: 17 Message-ID: <31F3EE8A.167EB0E7@freehold.pc.cs.cmu.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960721100733.21155B-100000@manhattan.mdl.sandia.gov> <vwzq4tjr60.fsf@rylla.sr.hp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: freehold.pc.cs.cmu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5a (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386) Darryl Okahata wrote: > > CHaley <chaley@manhattan.mdl.sandia.gov> writes: > > > Could anyone suggest a good SCSI controller to use under a pure BSD system? > > Assuming that you have a PCI motherboard, any controller based upon > the Symbios (previously NCR) 810/815/825 chipset is a good, cheap, > solution. The 810 is used with controllers where the BIOS is built into > the motherboard (and not the controller), and the 815/825 are used with > If you've got money to burn, the Adaptec 2940 is also good. I picked up my 2940 off the net for $125. I find it to be rock solid and a good performer. -Matt