[536] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: your mail
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven N. Hirsch)
Mon Aug 21 04:00:35 1995
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 21:01:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Steven N. Hirsch" <hirsch@emba.uvm.edu>
To: Jarrett Redd <redd@pat.mdc.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199508192337.SAA13317@pat.mdc.com>
On Sat, 19 Aug 1995, Jarrett Redd wrote:
> Original poster (J. Redd) responds:
>
> Thanks to everyone for your help. I just have one more question about all
> this. Suppose I forget about this "pseudo-EISA" stuff and buy an ISA SCSI
> controller? Will the HiNT chipset still affect it? And if not and it works
> with Linux, what kind of performance hit am I likely to take? Finally, I've
> read some good stuff about the BusLogic controllers. What about getting a
> caching, ISA SCSI-II BusLogic card? I already have some available memory.
The HiNT chipset will have zero operational effect on a non-EISA board.
You will simply have slower transfer rates due to bussmastering limits on
the ISA buss. Similarly, you will not be able to transfer into memory
above the 16Meg line - maybe not an issue.
Personally, I have no experience with Buslogic products. For better or
for worse, I've always used Adaptec SCSI hosts.
- Steve
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