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SubjectRe: Adaptec AHA2940
DateFri, 3 Jan 1997 11:50:41 -0500 (EST)
From"Andrew E. Mileski" <>
> > 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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Andrew E. Mileski   mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net
Linux Plug-and-Play Kernel Project http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pnp/
XFree86 Matrox Team http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html

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