From: Jon Freivald <jaf@jaflrn.UUCP> Subject: Re: Cheap SCSI Controllers w/ 386dx40 Motherboard Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1993 17:01:37 EST
tvf@cci632.cci.com (Tom Frauenhofer) writes:
> I have a 386sx 16Mhz system with a Seagate ST-02 SCSI host adapter. I
> would like to upgrade to a 386dx 40Mhz motherboard (the UNX
> motherboard, which has 1 local bus slot and upgradability to a 486dx2
> 50 Mhz chip). The ST-02 does not work with the motherboard due to
> some timing problems.
>
> My question: I don't have an awful lot more money available to me at
> the moment. I might be able to afford a Future Domain TMC850, which
> is an 8-bit card that will work with Linux. I could probably also
> swing for an Adaptec 1522 or a DTC 3280. A friend of mine has had
> problems with the DTC and 386dx40 motherboards, however, and the
> support reps weren't sure if a BIOS upgrade might work. Would I have
> any problems with these boards under Linux? Would any of them work
> with the motherboard at all, or should I save my pennies for later?
Although I'm not running Linux now, I have brought it up successfully on
this machine, which is an AMD 386DX/40 with an Adaptec 1542-B.
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