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- From: neese@adaptx1.UUCP (Roy Neese)
- Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542B Question
- Organization: Adaptec Inc., Texas
- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1992 19:40:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec09.194049.7866@adaptx1.UUCP>
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- In article <1992Dec5.174057.9886@udel.edu> palmer@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Scott Palmer) writes:
- > Can anyone tell me if the Adaptec 1542B can support SCSI hard drives
- > larger than 1 gig ? I know that Adaptec makes the 154XB, is that the
- > card you must have to use > 1 gig drives ? Thanks for any info...
-
- With the standard BIOS you the adapter, under DOS, will not be able to
- access additional storage beyond 1GB.
-
- BUT, if you are running DOS and only want to run DOS, you can call our
- BBS and download an upgrade package that includes a new BIOS/firmware
- ROM images which will allow you to put a single drive on the adapter
- with a capacity of up to around 4 terra-bytes (actually,...maybe
- larger).
-
- Do not use this upgrade package if you intend on using another OS other
- than DOS as most of the non-DOS drivers are canned to use the 64 head by
- 32 sector translation.
-
- The BBS number is (408) 945-7727 or you can call 1-800-959-7274 to talk
- to a human being.
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-
- Roy Neese
- Adaptec Senior UNIX/SCSI Software Engineer
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