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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.erols.net!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!news.interactive.net!ritz From: ritz@onyx.interactive.net (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: BSDi + AHA2944W + Eclipse RAID X-Nntp-Posting-User: ritz Sender: news@news.interactive.net (USENET News) Organization: IBS Interactive, Inc. Lines: 63 Message-ID: <E17CLK.Et2@news.interactive.net> References: <55j0ci$8l8@gol1.gol.com> <55tuo6$r02@news1.anet-dfw.com> <56e1qh$4t8@oldman.steinkamm.com> <56glrn$c1k@olympus.nwnet.net> <E10H2w.BC0@spcuna.spc.edu> <56qp4d$os2@olympus.nwnet.net> <E13pK0.2rF@news.interactive.net> <57088k$3ir@olympus.nwnet.net> X-Trace: 848548999/19178 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: onyx.interactive.net Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 04:03:20 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5319 comp.os.linux.misc:142919 In comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Anthony Talltree <aad@nwnet.net> wrote: :) >The Tomcat II's had some problems. The single cpu Tomcat I's are nice :) Others have told me explicitly that the Tomcat II is identical except for :) the second, currently useless CPU socket. What problems does the Tomcat II :) have? As I recall, the cache was buggered...among other things. :) >and I've heard good things about the Tomcat III boards. :) Absolutely *NOBODY* has been able to tell me what the Tomcat III *IS*. :) Tyan's web pages describe it as identical to the Tomcat II. It isn't. :-) For one, the cache is now soldered to the motherboard. :) >:) Their products are very expensive, though, and neither DPT nor the local :) >:) distributor will lend me a demo unit to see if it'd work for me. I'd hate to :) >:) drop >$1000 just to see if it'll work. :) >*shrug* Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go? 8-) :) Speed isn't my concern at this point. Something that will stay up for more :) than a day before silently wedging is my goal. I'm able to stay up indefinitely with pairs of BT-946's and BT-956's on Tomcat I motherboards. Hmmm, maybe this belongs in alt.sex.stories? :) :) >p.s. I've also tested dual 946's in Tomcat I motherboards and they've :) > not given me any problems either. I suspect you might benefit from :) > some high quality cables and/or FPT terminators. :) Do you really think that cables and terminators would cause the entire :) system to wedge with no messages? They most certainly can. A marginal cable and/or terminator can completely ruin your day without giving any kind of usable input to the OS as to the cause. Been there, done that...now I buy "the good stuff". :-) :) > Back in the dark :) > ages (g), I had a lot of problems with SCSI reliability. Switching :) > to high-end cables made a huge difference. The $30 made-in-Taiwan :) > specials just don't cut the mustard (especially for fast/wide use). :) I see such claims often. Could you back it up by stating exactly what :) you consider high-end cables & terminators, and where they can be purchased? Sure, check out DEC Direct. I've had nary a problem since I switched to their $60 "thick as your thumb" cables. As for FPT terminators, I've been getting mine from Ingram Micro I think (I'll have to check). I believe I also got Adaptec "high end" cables from Ingram for fast/wide systems and those were in the $60-70 range too. And if you think cable/terminator quality has no bearing on performance, I can see why you have problems keeping your boxes up for more than 5 minutes. You see "such claims often" because folks that know what they're doing have tried the shoestring route and gotten burned, especially with fast/wide devices. Good luck. Sounds like you'll need it. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@interactive.net | finger/mail info@interactive.net OR IBS Interactive, Inc. | http://www.interactive.net/