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Article #148Re: PCI compatibility of BusLogic's BT946C SCSI Adapter
From: Lee Burnside
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 14:00
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 14:00
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christian.thill@ci.educ.lu wrote:
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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
Odd, we bought a Buslogic 946C in 1/95 and used it with a Plato motherboard for 12 months with no problems. The
same board is currently in use with an ASUS TP4XE, again with no,problems. Anyone know which firmware rev was
considered "fixed"? I'd hate to think we've just been lucky for the last year...
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