LN>                         Just don't be tempted to stick that aha1542b
 LN> in there as an interim solution for anything, unless you want an
 LN> instant 112MB RAM disk used as a swap file. You did say Warp 4 so if
 LN> you must, you could try the /DBUFF switch and see how it works for
 LN> you. However your I/O will still be about what you are getting now,
 LN> about a quarter of what the minimum your planned 2940uw will provide.
If it's any help to anyone reading to know this: I have my old Adaptec 1542CF
in my new FIC PA 2012 motherboard with 32MB of RAM, with the /DBUFF switch to
AHA154X.ADD, and there have been no ill effects.
This is, of course, only an interim solution whilst I buy a new PCI SCSI host
bus adapter.  Having examined the options, I'm still thinking of a DPT 
2144UW. 
I looked at a Diamond FirePort 40 Ultra Wide SCSI PCI HBA, since everyone was
crying "faster chipset and much cheaper than Adaptec! faster chipset and much
cheaper than Adaptec!", and I didn't like the corners that had been cut on 
he
board in order to make it much cheaper than Buslogic, Advansys, and Adaptec. 
 ¯ JdeBP ®
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