Re: PCI compatibility of BusLogic's BT946C SCSI Adapter

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From: christian.thill
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 07:56

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In <Dn92LB.Cn@daneb.ping.de>, mueller@daneb.ping.de (Andreas Mueller) writes:
>I'm considering to buy the BT946C SCSI card for an ASUS TP4XE board. The
>Linux SCSI Howto mentions a good driver stability because of its mailbox
>communication principle. However, a reliable german computer magazine tested
>this card and experienced several PCI incompatibilities (C't 1/95). It was
>not possible to correctly set up this card in a Plato board.
>Has the situation changed?  Maybe someone is using a BT946C with an ASUS
>board. Suggestions for other SCSI cards are also welcome.
>
>Thanks for your help.

The same card was tested again in c't 8/95 and there were no more PCI
incompatibilities. Performance results were the same as in c't 1/95.

Christian

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Subject: Re: PCI compatibility of BusLogic's BT946C SCSI Adapter
Date: 1 Mar 1996 07:56:11 GMT
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