On Thu, 9 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 8 Mar 2000, Johan Kullstam wrote:
> > > I'd also like one with on-board SCSI (UW, of course <G>)
> > on-board parts tend to suck. it's bad in windows and worse with
> > linux. avoid them if at all possible. get as generic as you can.
> Not always true. Intel server boards with their on-board
> SCSI/ethernet/video haven't given me any real trouble...at least not yet.
> > [1] are there any mobos (not costing an arm and a leg) out there
> > sporting a reasonable number of pci slots -- i want at least 6,
> > preferably 8.
> I doubt you'll find 8 PCI slots in anything but very high end (high $)
> server boards. OTOH, if you have everything built in, 4-5 PCI slots might
> be enough.
Not in a large router . I had some ideas a while back that
I couldn't get my (then) employer to allow me to try .
Which would have required (at that time) lots of pci slots .
There weren't any multi-port ether / hssi / sync . That I
could find at the time .
> BTW...can anyone suggest a dual channel u2w SCSI card that presents both
> channels externally on the card edge? The only dual channels one's I've
> found so far are Adaptec and only one channel is externally accessible.
Hmmm, IF I remember correctly Symbios sells one & yes it is
one of there High end & high $'s cards . All I have heard
about it is whats on there webpage . Seems like it should be
a nice card . The outside connectors are very-high-density .
Hth, JimL
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