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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>what is the consensus on the cmd648 as an addon
controller</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is the promise udma66 chip a better
choice?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I read about buggy cmd640 interfaces in the base
kernel options</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know that both are in the unified ide
patch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>which is a better supported
controller?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also know that I would get much better
performance from scsi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>10-15GB ide = $100</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9.1GB SCSI = $200-300</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and I already have three large ide drives to
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