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AHA-2842VL

High performance Bus Master VL-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapter with SCSISelect Utility

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

Novell NetWare Downloads

Unix

SCO Unix

Hardware Installation: 2840 hang fix (html 68 kb)

Installing Drivers or Software: cd install netware 401 (html 68 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: Install Guide for the AHA-2840VL/2842VL (PDF 815 KB)

Use Your Product: scsi<i>select</i> user's guide (html 83 kb); scsi terms explained (html 77 kb); sense codes described (html 96 kb)

Number of devices
	7 SCSI devices

Bus System Interface Type
	32 bit, for VL (VESA Local Bus)

External Connectors
	50-pin High Density

Internal Connectors
	50-pin standard

Data Transfer Rate
	Up to 40 MBytes/sec burst on the VL bus

System Requirements
	IBM Compatible PC, available VL-Bus slot on motherboard

Package Contents
	AHA-2842VL Adapter with onboard floppy controllerAdaptec EZ-SCSI v3.1 (for DOS/Windows)ASW-7700 v2.02Internal SCSI ribbon cable and documentation

Warranty
	5 years


Board Dimensions 10.8" L x 0.44" W x 3.757"H (27.43cm L x 1.11cm W x 9.54cm H) Standard VL-Bus compatible form factor Power Consumption +5.0 +/- 0.25 volts at 2.0 amps maximum Operating Characteristics 0 to 55° C (32 to 131° F) Storage Characteristics -40 to 75° C (-40 to 167° F)