Subject: Re: Decent SCSI card for AlphaStation 200?
To: None <Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no>
From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 09/02/1999 21:38:18
As Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no wrote ...
> > > You're not so limited, 825 and 875 cards work just as well,
> > > I'm using an 875 now on my PC164SX, and SRM boots it just
> > > fine.
> >
> > Hm. I once had a Fireport40 (875) in my Aspen Alpine and that
> > one was not seen by the SRM IIRC. So, I don't think *all* SRMs
> > will recognise the newer chips.
> >
> > YMMV
> 
> Indeed.  My Qlogic ISP-1040 card was not recognized by the
> firmware on my PC164 (not SX or LX) system.

Hmm. Kind of strange. My KZPBA (ISP-1040) is recognised by the quite
ancient EB64+ SRM I run in my Aspen Alpine. But this SRM has really
old firmware for the isp1040 :-(. 

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