[rescue] AXi Third-Party SCSI

[Eric Dittman]

> > One is Symbios, the other is... it just slipped my mind, before
> > they were Symbios.
> 
> LSI Logic?  NCR?

LSI Logic.  NCR->LSI->Symbios, right?

> > The primary reason is this is in a rackmount case, so there's
> > only one internal SCSI channel, and I want to reserve that for
> > the UW disks.  I don't want the bus having to run fast because
> > of the CDROM drive.
> 
> Cheap and simple solution: stick an internal/external 50-pin SCSI PCI
> backplate in an open slot.  Use a short (1') external 68/50 SCSI cable to
> loop from the external SCSI connector to the backplate.  Total parts
> outlay: $14.50 (pc-pitstop.com).

I could do that.

> The bus will only be slowed down when you are actively performing reads
> from the CDROM drive.  Will that really be very often?

Acutally, I think the best solution will be to just buy another
UltraPlex 40X.  I'd buy the UW version and avoid the 68-50 pin
adapter, but I've heard the UW drives have problems.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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