Re: Where to buy NCR SCSI Controller?

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From: Stefan Esser
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 18:27

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|> >Just remember that the SYM53C810 chip based SCSI controller
|> >requires a SYM53C8XX on the motherboard in order to provide
|> >a SCSI BIOS.
|> 
|> 	Do you need the BIOS if you are running Linux, OS/2, FreeBSD, Windows
|> NT ? Or just DOS...

I'll answer for FreeBSD (and NetBSD, 
since both share the same driver):

The SDMS BIOS is not used by the NCR
driver. It doesn't even try to locate 
the SDMS signature.

You'll only need SDMS, if you want to 
make a drive connected to the NCR the
boot device.

Regards, STefan
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 Universitaet zu Koeln, Weyertal 80, 50931 Koeln	FAX:	+49 221 4705160
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Subject: Re: Where to buy NCR SCSI Controller?
Date: 1 Dec 1995 18:27:59 GMT
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