>dillema@acm.org happened to mention:
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I recently bought a second-hand ISA Adaptec SCSI-controller, and

>I am facing just the same problem with my 1542CF, trying to talk to

Hi,
I've just been reading the linux scsi HOWTO notes as I'm adding scsi disks
and a zip drive to my server. The 1542CF is not recommended; ".... show an
unusual sensitivity to cabling and termination problems". The linux/intel
guru at our computer centre has also comfirmed this.
Hope this is useful,
Leon.

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