Re: Am I wasting my time gettting a VLB SCSI-2 controller?

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From: Rhia
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 13:43

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In article <471fks$6ja@flash.mrj.com> mgaffney@mrj.com (Mike Gaffney) writes:

> I am about to get a 1 gig SCSI disk, and since I have no SCSI devices at
> the moment, I need a controller too.  I am thinking BUSLOGIC 445C, since
> that seems to keep Linux happy.  I have one VLB slot left, and at least
> three ISA slots free.  I have heard that the controller can't send more
> bits down the bus than can be sent on the ISA anyway, so a VLB may be a
> waste.  What is the consensus?  I don't have any plans for the free VLB
> if not for the controller, but since I only have one free and several
> ISA, why waste it.  I am interested in your opinions (facts would be even
> better!).

The 445C is a 32-bit controller.  Your biggest concern may be whether that
last VLB slot is busmastering, though, since all BusLogic cards require a
busmastering slot, and not all VLB slots support busmastering.  Usually the
slot closest to the CPU will be busmastering, if there's a mix, though.

Rhia

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