First post, by soviet conscript
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So I recently came across a Promise dc4030vl-2 VLB I/O controller in a 486 I picked up. I've never actually owned a controller that allows the addition of cache so I have a few questions.
Poking around the forum I only really found one post on the subject and it seemed to conclude you only get a benefit from cached controllers if you're using older period HDD's. using a newer drive will see no performance increase or a drop? Is this also true if you're using a CF card as an HDD in DOS? Also if your running a cache controller does that mean SmartDrive should be disabled?
Were there ever any ISA or PCI controllers that had upgradable cache on board or was it only a VLB thing?