Re: Adaptec 29320LPE errors on boot

James Bottomley
2008-03-05T16:33:00Z

On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 13:26 -0300, Rodrigo Severo wrote:
> On 3/5/08, Salyzyn, Mark <Mark_Salyzyn@adaptec.com> wrote:
> > Sounds like you have a bad SCSI cable or drive.
> >
> > Do any of these drives work in any other OS environment?
>
> This same drive with this same cable with this same terminator works
> well with a 39160 (which usses another driver: the aic7xxx) on the
> same OS environment so I don't think this is a cable or drive issue.

That's only ultra 160 capable. What happens if you take the speeds for
the drives down in the bios of the 29320?

> Besides I tested with four different cables (different models and
> manufactures, all pretend to be U320 compatible). The problem is
> unchanged when I use different cables and terminators.
>
> I also tested with several different disks (different models and
> manufactures). The problem is still unchanged.

It's sounding a bit more like a damaged board ... but try reducing the
speed in the bios.

James