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PowerDomain 2940UW

What good is a fast computer if the I/O subsystem can't keep up with data-hungry applications? When high-speed I/O matters, the Adaptec PowerDomain 2940UW UltraSCSI accelerator delivers. It provides a high-performance, flexible I/O subsystem for publishing, prepress, digital video, multimedia, and other data- and graphics-intensive applications, the perfect match for the processing muscle of the Power Macintosh with PCI.

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

Bios Updates and Other Downloads

Macintosh OS

Macintosh OS 8x and 9x

Hardware Installation: scsi and macintosh (html 69 kb)

Interoperability: mac os x (html 68 kb)

Product Documentation: User Guide for the Adaptec PowerDomain 2940UW/3940UW (PDF 1 MB)

Number of devices
	Up to 15 single-ended SCSI peripheral devices

Bus System Interface Type
	PCI expansion bus

External Connectors
	One 0.8 mm, 68-pin Wide connector

Data Transfer Rate
	Up to 40 Mbytes/sec

Package Contents
	PowerDomain 2940UW UltraSCSI accelerator cardPowerDomain Control softwarePowerDomain DiscBasics softwareInternal 68-pin and 50-pin SCSI ribbon cablesComplete documentation

Warranty
	5 years

Supported Protocols

SCSI-1,
SCSI-2,
SCSI-3 (Ultra)

Advanced Features

Support for scatter/gather, disconnect/reconnect, tagged command queuing
Independent negotiation of high-speed data transfers (Fast, Wide, Ultra) with each peripheral device
Support for 255 simultaneous active SCSI commands
On-board flash memory for easy driver upgrades
SCSI Manager 4.3 compliant
Bootable from attached disks

Types of Devices Supported