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mailbox vs. non-mailbox SCSI controller?

mailbox vs. non-mailbox SCSI controller?

Post by Kevin Hube » Mon, 11 May 1998 04:00:00



I'm putting specs together for a new Linux system - looking at the
Cheetah 4LP as a drive with an Abit-BX6, PII266 and 128M of PC100 RAM.

Am I better off with a multimaster type board like the Buslogic BT-958
(mailbox) or a non-mailbox like a Tekram DC-390F (Symbios 8751)?

I understand that a onboard CPU mailbox board like the BT958 may take
load off the CPU, but that a non-mailbox board may be faster, due to
the host CPU being faster than an onboard controller CPU.

Is there a clear advantage either way besides cost?

Any experience with both in the same system?  Any other comments
greatly appreciated too.

-Kevin

 
 
 
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