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- From: jlloyd@adapcal.UUCP (John Lloyd)
- Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542A
- Organization: Adaptec Inc., California
- Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1992 18:17:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec08.181747.13864@adapcal.UUCP>
- References: <1992Dec4.183910.20174@philmtl.philips.ca>
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- In article <1992Dec4.183910.20174@philmtl.philips.ca> genrad@philmtl.philips.ca (Genrad) writes:
- >
- > I am presently putting together a system to use with OS/2. I have an
- >Adaptec 1524A ( the full length card ) with Bios revision 3.07. It is to be
- >connected to a Micropolis 1355 140MB HD, an Archive 2150S tape, and a Suitable SCSI CD-ROM. I have the following questions:
- >
- > 1- As far as I know, there are Adaptec drivers built into OS/2. Do
- > they work with the 1542A, or are they limited to the 1542b?
- >
- The GA release of OS/2 2.0 does NOT support the 1542A. You need an ADD
- file that is dated after 07/31/92. This should be available on the net,
- on our BBS or in the Service Pack.
-
- > 2- Is there a more current BIOS available for this card?
- >
- No, this is an obsolete product and no further enhancements are planned.
-
- > 3- Is there any problem using CD-ROMs and/or tape drives with this
- > card.
- >
- There should no problems with either type of device. The main limitation
- of the 1542A is an inability to support scatter/gather lists without
- software emulation.
-
- John
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