[1119] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Any advice or experience?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gerard Roudier)
Tue Dec 17 19:03:52 1996
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 01:59:30 +0000 (GMT)
From: Gerard Roudier <groudier@club-internet.fr>
To: kagel@dg1.bloomberg.com
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <9612171858.AA14548@quasar.bloomberg.com>
On Tue, 17 Dec 1996 kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I am planning to upgrade my motherboard, SCSI controller, and Video. Any
> useful comments from anyone's experience with these components & linux (I am
> installing RedHat Linux 4) will be appreciated:
>
> Shuttle SP553 (Intel HX Chipset)
> Cyrix 686-133 P166+ CPU
> TYAN 1365 PCI/SCSI controller (NCR825 Chipset)
You probably would prefer a board with a NCR53C875 Ultra Wide chip:
- Tekram DC-390/F
- Promise SCSI Ultra
- Symbios SYM8751SP
- TYAN 1365 UW (if it exists)
The Tekram is very cheap and works fine.
I use a Promise board that works fine too, but seems more expensive.
> PCI VGS Trident 9440/9680 w/2MB
Gerard.
