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SubjectRe: Adaptec AHA2940
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> > I've been using an AHA2940 for ages, and it works fine. However, there are
> > some problems with changing SCSI adapters, e.g. a harddisk formatted with
> > an Adaptec controller sometimes won't work with a NCR controller, and vice
> > versa.
>
> b..b..b..b..But... SCSI is supposed to be interchangeable, a fundamental
> goal of the interface design. This is alarming news. Is NCR or Adaptec
> at fault?

Neither - this is universal in my experience. Moving from one model
of controller to another OF THE SAME MAKE can suffer from the same
problem. Can't say I know why though.

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