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- From: timhu@ico.isc.com (Timothy Hu)
- Subject: Re: Adaptec SCSI controllers query
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.220115.10684@ico.isc.com>
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:01:15 GMT
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- Article 48115 (47 more) in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:
- From: Angelo Haritsis
- Subject: Adaptec SCSI controllers query
- Date: 7 Jan 93 12:07:08 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London
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- Angelo Haritsis writes:
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- >Does anyone out there know the difference between an Adaptec 1542A and an 1542B
- >controller ? I was told that the only difference is that the A version is
- >a full-length card whereas the B version is a half-length card; functionally
- >they are exactly the same.
- >Can I connect SCSI devices other than disks (tapes, CD-Rom etc.) on such
- >controllers ? For disks: is it guaranteed that any SCSI disk will work
- >with a 1542 controller.
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- Indeed, the only difference between the 1542A and the 1542B is the card
- length. Software-wise, the cards are identical. I verified this with the
- Adaptec people twice.
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