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Daniel Ts'o (dan@dna.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu) wrote:
: >- New PCI motherboard with NCR 53c810-based controller.  This would admittedly
: >  cost more than any of the above options, but the NCR-based controllers are
: >  inexpensive (typically $60-$90 in the US), and PCI 486 boards are becoming
: >  quite reasonable, too.  If you think you might want to upgrade your
: >  motherboard and/or add SCSI hard drives any time soon, this would be the
: >  way to go, IMHO.
: >
:      Just how does one determine whether a particular motherboard
: can support the NCR SCSI controller ? Thanks.

	The BIOS should have some mention of the NCR SMDS, hopefully 
version 3.06 or 3.07.  This would allow you to use the (cheaper) NCR 
53C810 boards, like the ASUS SC-200's.  If your BIOS does not include the 
NCR SMDS BIOS, then you'll have to get the NCR 53c815, which has BIOS on 
the board.
	Personally, of course, I prefer Adaptec - they're a lot more 
expensive, but they have a lot of stuff built into the controller's BIOS 
that you have to do with DOS software on the NCR chips, in addition to a 
lot more flexibility.  And yes, I do have both an Adaptec 1542CF (ISA, 
alas) and an NCR 53c810 (built onto my Asus SP3G).
						Patrick Hall
						phall@umr.edu