[KLUG Members] New or Used SCSI Boards

[Bruce Smith]

> > I have found two different sources for Adaptec 2490 SCSI boards, one readily
> > admits that it is used. The other is questionable. The question is:
> > Is it ok to use used boards? Or should I keep on looking for a different
> > source altogether?
> 
> When you're talking Linux, I _avoid_ Adaptec cards like the black
> plague.

I used to respect your opinion on hardware, until I read that!   :-)

I run Adaptec 2490 & 7895 controllers on about a dozen Linux servers 
and workstations and they ALL WORK GREAT!!!

In all fairness, there was one point in time in the 2.2.x kernel
lifecycle where the driver was being rewritten (with Adaptec's help)
where there were major problems with those controllers.  Since the
rewrite, all the Adaptec controllers I've tried work great!

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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