[KLUG Members] New or Used SCSI Boards

[jeff]

well... generally no problem with used... most non-moving parts computer
componets don't "wear-out"... i agree that symbios stuff it great in terms
of price/performance and OS support... (i was triple booting linux beos and
win98 at one point with a symbios in... not a problem at all...)  i actually
picked up an old hardware SCSI-raid controller at a show for 20 dollars
once.... works great....

Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
To: <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 31 July, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] New or Used SCSI Boards


> Dirk Bartley wrote:
> > I have this 315U and it does work.  The 3*5 models with the 1040
> > chip were not supported as of 2.4.5 in the mainstream kernel.
> > You can get the source for it but it is not labeled as stable yet
> > and was not an easy patch to install for me.
>
> Which is why I'd use the 315U as a basic, $20 peripherial controller
> at this point.  Don't bother with the more pricey 395U/395UW
> versions for booting disks -- go with the 390-series instead (for
> just a few bucks more).
>
> > The 3*0 with a different chip are probably a much safer bet.
>
> Which are powered by Symbios Logic chips, which are cheaper, faster
> and better supported in the stock kernels than Adaptec.  The
> 395U2/U3 products are quite low-cost, but massive
> "bang-for-the-buck."
>
> After almost 8 years of Linux and Adaptec, I have had more than my
> share of "frustrations."  I've had a handful of Advansys cards,
> never an issue (from 3940UWs to the 3940U on the IOMega Buz), and
> even more Symbios cards (from Intraserver, DiamondMM, TekRam,
> etc...), also never an issue.
>
> In addition ...
>
> For ATA RAID -- 3Ware microcontroller-FPGA driven cards are
> _well_worth_ the "premium" in both compatibility (drivers in stock
> kernel 2.2.15+) and performance (RAID-0, 1 and 0+1 at least).
> http://www.3ware.com
>
> For SCSI RAID -- Mylex's StrongARM-powered eXtremeRAID is the
> performance champ.  http://www.mylex.com
>
> -- TheBS
>
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