Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (720 mails)

[slk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Simon Karpen)]

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, bob gordon wrote:

> 
> I'm about to go from a 486 to a Pentium II with a 400MHz chip and a 100MHz bus.
> For technical reasons am getting one of the new Adaptec Ultra2 controllers.
> Yes, I know it will probably be a good while before this card is supported.
> Therefore, until it is, I'm going to run linux on an external hard disk.

SuSE's kernels, IIRC, use an updated Adaptec driver that fully supports
the Adaptec Ultra 2 (not verified, and I still don't like Adaptec
hardware)
 
> I will have 4 external peripherals: 2 hard disks, a scanner, and a CDR. All are
> SCSI-2. So I'm planning to get a second controller to run these devices until
> linux supports the Adaptec Ultra2. My first thought was to go BusLogic.
> However, I'd be forced to buy a very expensive one because of compatibility
> issues with new mother boards.

The BT-930 works just fine with new motherboards, and costs about $130.
(I've seen it for as low as $110)

Otherwise, something NCR/Symbios based (i.e. Asus SC875) is a good bet.

If all you need is fast narrow SCSI-II and don't need to boot from it,
then get an Asus SC-200 (discontinued but still around) for around $60.
> 
> So, does anyone have any suggestions as to a suitable controller which wouldn't
> cost me an arm and a leg? Again, it doesn't have to handle anything beyond
> SCSI-2.

fast narrow: SC-200, about $60
ultra narrow: BT-930, about $130
ultra wide: BT-950, about $160

--Simon

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