RE: SCSI Support for Miata (PWS500a)

[Collin Baillie <Collin Baillie world net>]

Would this work in my PWS500a?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2020379839

It's differential, so I guess I'd have to buy an LVD drive right?

BTW It turns out that this PWS has the 2MB cache already plugged in. Yay!

Thanks,

Collin

> Subject: SCSI Support for Miata (PWS500a)
> 
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I have a friend's PWS500a. It currently has an 850MB IDE disk 
> and AlphaBIOS. I'd like to run Linux on it, and have confirmed
> it switches to SRM ok.
> 
> I'd like to install a SCSI disk, but it seems not to have SCSI
> anywhere on the m/board and only has 1 PCI card - a Matrox II
> 
> So I'd like to know which SCSI cards will work with SRM as a 
> bootable controller. (I've been told Qlogic 1020/1040b and 
> 53c8xx should work, but have read that 53c895 don't [under Tru64
> anyway]). I have an Adaptec 3940, which boots perfectly for 
> WinNT on the box, but I have confirmed that SRM doesn't even
> see it. Also I saw mention of an a-series -> au-series upgrade
> which contained a 2MB cache module. Am I correct to assume 
> this would be for the CPU (L2/3 cache)? Would it effect 
> performance seriously by *not* having it?
> 
> Cheers,