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To: Clarence Dodge who wrote (2811)10/8/1998 8:03:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul  Read Replies (1) of 14778
 
(3) As per ZPs specs for KOT configuration, I need (1) a mobo which permits boot drive selection, which the BH6 does (2) a mobo which permits choosing between SCSI and IDE boot drive, which I am currently trying to find out. (3) a SCSI controller with boot target ID selection which so far I've found only the Adaptec 2940.

Clarence, Dave's comments are all right on. Dave has a better eye to value and overall system design than I do. As Dave said SCSI boot target ID is an option that is only necessary if you have multiple SCSI harddrives and want to select between them for boot drives. In your proposed setup SCSI boot target ID is not necessary. I reuse my SCSI cards as I upgrade my computers. I overbuy as I do not usually know where I am going next.

Given adequate RAM (128 MB in NT) I do not think harddrives will noticeably affect your performance. A faster harddrive will call up or save or transfer files quicker. Program operations will operate mostly in RAM.

IDE is a first design consideration IMO. One needs to consider the four device limitation. You could have two harddrives and a CDROM and have room for one more device. I have four harddrives and three CDxxx's and a scanner so SCSI works well for me.

Zeuspaul
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