[Gllug] [OTish] SureStore DAT24

[John Edwards]

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 11:32:13AM +0100, Tethys wrote:
> 
> Taylor James writes:
> 
> >Is this the bargain I think it is?
> 
> If it works, yes.
> 
> >Can anyone recommend a cheap (and I mean *cheap*) SCSI card that would be
> >suitable for getting this thing up and running? I admit that I know
> >absolutely nothing about SCSI hardware.
> 
> You should be able to pick an old Advansys card for peanuts these days.
> They have excellent Linux support, and I highly recommend them. Or you
> could always go the Adaptec route, but expect to pay a premium for the
> name. There's usually a reasonable selection on ebay.
> 
> Tet

You can get an Adaptec 2904, which is a 2940 without the ROM, for about 
25+VAT. It runs at 5MB/s, and the HP SureStore needs 1MB/s sustained, 
2MB/s sustained with max compression, and 5MB/s burst. This may be 
cutting it a little too close on the throughput speed of the card.

There are other non-Adaptec cards (eg Symbios, Advansys) for the same 
price that run at 10MB/s. But you'll need to check that the chips they 
use are supported by the Linux kernel you are running.


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