Diamond FirePort 875 Versus Adaptec AHA2940UW
FX83/PII300/4.5X75(337MHz) 128MPEDO NineR3D4M AHA2940UW ST34501W (Cheetah)
FAT32
1024X768X16@85 AMI BIOS FX830718 Nine Bios 3.03.03 R3D4M Driver 1.29
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Note: These marks indicate that the Diamond FirePort 875 and the Adaptec
AHA2940UW offer equal performance on a single drive test. Each of these
cards has strengths and weaknesses independent of performance. The Adaptec
card has a more complete BIOS setup low level format. The Diamond card
requires a FD for various utilities. In this particular configuration the
Adaptec card works fine at 75 MHz. However, at 83 MHz, I would bet on the
Symbios based FirePort. November 1, 1997. Note: I retested
these controllers a few months later. At this time the Adaptec 2940UW
showed a distinct advantage (Winbench97).
At this time I can't explain these conflicting results.
BIOS Settings,
Table of Results , Current
Results, Disclosure
1st: Diamond FirePort 875 Run 1
2nd: Diamond FirePort 875 Run 2
3rd: Adaptec AHA2940UW - Run 1
4th: Adaptec AHA2940UW - Run 2
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