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| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT | 14 |
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diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT index 77bfdbeaac78..0af0a606de99 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -770,13 +770,17 @@ to make this work. The system must be explicitly setup to use the over 2 banks does not work. SCSI: -The SRM can boot from Qlogic 10xx boards or the NCR/Symbios 53C810. -53C825[a] will also work as boot adapter. Diamond FirePort, although +The SRM can boot from Qlogic 10xx boards or the Symbios 53C810[A]. + +Newer Symbios 810 revisions like the Symbios 810AE are not recognised by +the SRM on PC164. PC164 SRM does not appear to recognise a Symbios 53C895 +based host adapter (tested with a Tekram DC-390U2W). Cards like the Tekram +DC-390F (Symbios875 based) have been confirmed to work fine on the PC164. + +Symbios 53C825[a] will also work as boot adapter. Diamond FirePort, although based on Symbios chips, is not bootable by the PC164SX SRM. PC164SX is reported to boot fine with Symbios825, Symbios875 and Symbios876 -based cards. Cards like the Tekram DC-390F (Symbios875 based) have been -confirmed to work fine on the PC164. PC164 SRM does not appear to recognise -a Symbios 53C895 based host adapter (tested with a Tekram DC-390U2W). +based cards. SRM quirks: PC164 the SRM sometimes seems to loose its variable settings. |