Re: IDE-Driver Update :: Testing Requested (Ultra33 as RAID?? (fwd))

Mark Lord (mlord@pobox.com)
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:52:55 +0000


Martin Mares wrote:
> Can you look at the PCB whether the board uses PCI IRQ pins different
> from IRQ A? In case it uses, it violates the PCI specs as they say it's
> allowed only for multi-function devices. In case it doesn't use, it's
> impossible to have both halves generating different IRQs.

I have one.

The board uses a single PCI interrupt when in "native" mode,
and a pair of interrupts when in "compatibility" mode (IRQ14/15),
as do *all* compliant PCI IDE controllers.

Note the confusion may simply be that a *single* "IDE controller"
these days always supports *two* hwif's (interfaces).

The Promise RAID card is identical to the Promise Ultra33 IDE card,
except for a different on-board BIOS.

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mlord@pobox.com

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