[WinMac] Speaking of NT drivers...
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Thu, 27 May 1999 15:24:29 -0500
Speaking of drivers, the following just came in... And Paul
Bunn is one of
the few I trust for accurate information about NT/x86 and AlphaNT drivers &
SCSI issues. For the uninitiated, the aic78xx is also used in the 2940
series PCI option cards.
[By the way, you can download UltraBac 5.03 for both NT/W and now for
95/98 for *free* at: <http://www.ultrabac.com>. You can also download
UltraBac's "Safe - Not Sorry" disaster recovery tool for free.]
Cheers!
Dan
>From: Paul Bunn <paul@ultrabac.com>
>To: 'AlphaNT Mail List' <AlphaNT@AlphaNT.com>
>Subject: RE: Initio controller is LSI/Symbios OEM
>Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:18:52 -0700
>Reply-To: AlphaNT Mail List <AlphaNT@AlphaNT.com>
>X-RCPT-TO: <expresso@SNIP.NET>
>
>I have had no indication from the developer I spoke to responsible for the
>aic78xx.sys driver that it has ever been fixed or addressed. On a second
>note, has anyone else noticed the plethora of different versions of this
>driver -- each one with its own set of foibles or downright nasty bugs ?
>Installing a new aic78xx driver is a real crap shoot. Hmm.. STOP 0x7b
>inaccessible boot device -- how nice, thanks for the rigorous QA Ineptech!
>
>How important is parity detection ? I don't really know -- usually if a bus
>has enough noise and troubles that parity errors are possible the whole
>thing doesn't work anyway due to the timing/handshake signals being all
>messed up. There is also the remote possibility that the firmware on-chip
>handles parity errors automatically, but I can't see how this is possible.
>
>It's a pity that R&D and QA get such a pitiful budget at Ineptech compared
>to the obese marketing department.
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul Bunn, UltraBac.Com, 425-644-6000
>Microsoft MVP - WindowsNT
> http://www.ultrabac.com
>
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