[PLUG] [Q] Adaptec 28160 card

[Paul Heinlein]

On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:

> I'm looking at new bunch of SCSI stuff but still caught with a
> CD-ROM, CD-R, and tape drive that uses non-LVD interfaces.  
> Currently I have two SCSI cards installed but there have been some
> IRQ conflicts and issues so I want to get down to one card.  
> According to Adaptec the 29160 will maximize performance for legacy
> devices without affecting LVD performance.
> 
> Anyone have experience with a situation like this and/or this card?

I've got a 29160 at home; it's got two busses, so, yeah, you can 
isolate slower legacy devices on one without affecting the faster 
devices.

I've never benchmarked it, however...

--Paul Heinlein <heinlein at attbi.com>