From: Adam Goldberg (adam@microware.com)
Date: 08/02/93


From: adam@microware.com (Adam Goldberg)
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1742A EISA SCSI
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 19:09:54 GMT

In <1993Jul30.234816.3901@wixer.bga.com> btadlock@wixer.bga.com (Bob Tadlock) writes:

>FYI !
>The Adaptec 1742A EISA SCSI Controller works great with Linux!
>I use my home system everyday and it runs 24 hrs a day 7 days a
>week with NO PROBLEMS.
>If I can help anyone with the config for this controller, please
>email me!
>BTW you must run the controller in enhanced mode! which is the only
>way to get max. performance from the card!

Not according to the 1742 docs. According to the docs the 1742's
performance is not affected by whether the controller is in Standard
(1542) or Enhanced (1742) mode.

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