Bill Dennison wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
-> The AHA-2842VL will tend to fail while in a disk write operation.
-> It will lock up and seem to disappear completely, which certainly
-> could ABEND the OS. Usually, its little red LED will be lit
 BD> Interesting..  I have a Novell server which abends every so
 BD> often;  and, I have a 2842 controller installed.  Of course,
 BD>  since it's working now I wouldn't want to shut down the
 BD> server...  But,  fall is here,  which means the air
 BD> conditioner gets unplugged till spring - so the server power
 BD> supply can be re-routed to the local AC outlet.
 BD> What is Adaptec's policy on replacing the 2842VL with a 2842A??
Under warranty, it was no questions asked.  By now, the VLB controllers are 
all considered obsolete by Adaptec, so my guess is that it is a matter of how 
loudly you can gripe.  I haven't actually tried to exchange a 2842VL since 
1995.  I've seen new Adaptec VLB controllers selling on the legitimate 
surplus market in the $30 range; see 
"http://www.hi-tech-reno.com/weekly.html" for an Adaptec AHA-2840A (same as 
the AHA-2842A but without floppy support) for $29.
 
-- Mike
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