[2521] in linux-scsi channel archive
RE: Adaptec 2940 support
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andy Poling)
Tue Sep 23 01:54:43 1997
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 01:25:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andy Poling <andy@realbig.com>
To: Greg Clarkson <gregc@ucaqld.com.au>
cc: "'Jeff Noxon'" <jeff@planetfall.com>,
"linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu" <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01BCC824.627A6EA0@laptop.ucaqld.com.au>
On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Greg Clarkson wrote:
> The comments have certainly turned me off the adaptec option which is a
> shame as it seems to be the only on-board scsi controller I can lay my hands
> on in Brisbane, Australia. Of course I am assuming that a on-board
> controller would be faster than a PCI adaptor. Is that true?
In most cases, the onboard controller is still on the PCI bus. Ask the
BIOS if you want to know. Therefore the performance should be equal.
-Andy
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