Re: SCSI Support for Miata (PWS500a)

["Stephen P. Brown" <spbrown nyc rr com>]

Colin:

This guy is asking an outrageous $9.00 for shipping!  I would pass on this.

Regards,

Stephen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Collin Baillie" <Collin.Baillie@world.net>
To: <axp-list@redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:04 AM
Subject: RE: SCSI Support for Miata (PWS500a)


> 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,
> 
> 
> 
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