[Pc_Support] RE: 68-pin SCSI card for Linux box ....

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 08:27 -0500, PHIL BERGSTRESSER wrote:
> William,
> I use Adaptec SCSI HBA for SCSI for Windows and Linux and they are
> fully compatible.

Which Adaptec models?
Some newer models actually use LSI ASICs.  ;->

If you go Adaptec, _always_ buy retail.  *NEVER* buy OEM.

Adaptec used to bite me in the ass on Linux because their OEM firmware
was _never_ stock, and always customized -- especially on AIC-7xxx
series (nearly all Ultra80 and earlier).

Which is why I typically went with Advansys and Symbios Logic.  Their
OEM units are stock to their retail products.

But some of Adaptec's newer HBAs (non-RAID) use LSI Logic ASICs.


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