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AHA-2744W

Supports both wide and non-wide SCSI devices simultaneously. Wide SCSI host adapter provides very fast transfer rates on the SCSI bus. This card will support a total of 15 SCSI devices (15 wide SCSI internal, 15 wide external, or up to 7 non-wide drives and 8 wide drives internal.

Note: Only drivers that are not included or embedded within a supported operating system are listed below. To see a complete list of supported operating systems see the Product Specifications

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Bios Updates and Other Downloadable Files

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IBM OS

IBM OS-2

Microsoft

Microsoft Windows NT

Novell NetWare

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Unix

SCO Unix

Hardware Installation: differential scsi (html 68 kb); connecting wide and narrow (html 73 kb)

Installing Drivers or Software: cd install netware 401 (html 69 kb); cdrom in dos (html 69 kb); unix driver disk conversion (html 69 kb); loading adaptec dsk drivers (html 71 kb); netware 3.12 cd install (html 68 kb)

Product Documentation: User Guide for the AHA-2740W/2742W/2744W (PDF 539 KB); Install Guide for the AHA-2740W/2742W/2744W (PDF 188 KB)

Use Your Product: scsi terms explained (html 77 kb); sense codes described (html 96 kb)

Supported Operating Systems

IBM OS/2 1.3x
IBM OS/2 2.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.x
Microsoft Windows 3.10
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95a
Microsoft Windows 95b
Microsoft Windows 95c
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Novell NetWare 3.10
Novell NetWare 3.11
Novell NetWare 3.12
Novell NetWare 3.2
Novell NetWare 4.0
Novell NetWare 4.01
Novell NetWare 4.10
Novell NetWare 4.11
Novell NetWare 4.12
Novell NetWare 4.20
SCO Unix 3.2.4.2

Number of devices
	15 SCSI devices

Bus System Interface Type
	32 bit, for EISA bus based computers

External Connectors
	68-pin SCSI-3 connector

Internal Connectors
	50-pin standard 68-pin shrouded SCSI-3 header

Data Transfer Rate
	20 MBytes/sec synchronous Fast and Wide

System Requirements
	IBM compatible PC with an available EISA slot

Package Contents
	AHA-2744W Differential Host Adapter Configuration Software Installation Guide

Warranty
	5 years


Board Dimensions 7" x 5" (17.8 cm x 12.7 cm) Power Consumption +5.0 +/- Volts at 2.0 amps maximum Operating Characteristics 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) 10% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity Storage Characteristics -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F) MTBF (mean time between failures, Bellcore) 110,000 hours