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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
- Path: sparky!uunet!sci34hub!gary
- From: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
- Subject: Re: 50 MgHz DX2s, external SCSI (2 topics)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.143252.22361@sci34hub.sci.com>
- Reply-To: gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston)
- Organization: SCI Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
- References: <la9v0gINNdnk@news.bbn.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:32:52 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <la9v0gINNdnk@news.bbn.com> David Escalante <descalante@bbn.com> writes:
-
- >1) our local JWP/Businessland engineers advise against using a 50 MgHz
- >486 DX2
- > in a Novell server, but I can't get them to explain why in about 2
- >weeks of trying
- > to set up a meeting. Anyone know if this is a problem, and if so,
- >why?
-
- Obviously, they don't have them on hand to sell you; if they have to
- special-order it, it'll cut into their margins. If they're unwilling to
- explain their recommendations, stop calling them and call elsewhere.
-
-
- >2) I would like to hook up external SCSI drives to a server. It already
- >has an
- > Adaptec 1740 in there for a DAT tape. But I don't see a "SCSI.DSK"
- > with the Netware distribution disks for 3.11. Do I use the "AHA1540?
-
- You should be able to install a driver from Adaptec; which one depends
- upon your operating mode of the card. Use AHA1540 if you've jumpered the
- board to emulate that, or AHA1740 if you're running the card in native
- mode. The drives are all on the same disc from Adaptec, and can be had
- for ~$60.
-
- > What 3rd
- > parties have people had success with? Do THEY provide the driver?
-
- I've got 5 servers running 1542Bs and SCSI drives, all of which are running
- fine with the Adaptec drivers.
-
- >And finally,
- > can I run a SCSI and an ISA drive on the same server at the same time
- >(putting
- > both drivers in the startup file)?
-
- I haven't tried this, but it should work as long as the hardware is not
- conflicting with itself.
-
-
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- The Chairman of the Board and the CFO speak for SCI. I'm neither.
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