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AHA-1540CP

For performance, ease of use and compatibility, the AHA-1540CP family of SCSI host adapters is the ideal choice for PCs that run in today's multitasking environments. The AHA-1540CP family combines a powerful multithreaded SCSI I/O interface with a high-performance bus-mastering Direct Memory Access (DMA) architecture. The result is faster data throughput and higher overall system performance that enables you to run multiple applications.

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

IBM OS

IBM OS-2

Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 95

Novell NetWare

Novell NetWare Downloads

Installing Drivers or Software: cd install netware 401 (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); windows 9x miniport driver (html 76 kb)

Product Documentation: Install Guide for the AHA-1540CP/AHA-1542CP (PDF 151 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)

Supported Operating Systems

IBM OS/2 2.x
IBM OS/2 Warp Client 3.0
IBM OS/2 Warp Client 4.0
IBM OS/2 Warp Server 3.0
IBM OS/2 Warp Server 4.0
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.x
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 3.0
Microsoft Windows 3.10
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95a
Microsoft Windows 95b
Microsoft Windows 95c
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Novell NetWare 3.0
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
Novell NetWare 5.0
SCO Unix 3.2.2
SCO Unix 3.2.4.2
SCO Unix 3.2.5

Number of devices
	Up to 7 devices under DOS 5.0 and above

Bus System Interface Type
	ISA 16 Bit

External Connectors
	50-pin, high density

Internal Connectors
	50-pin, flat cable

Data Transfer Rate
	10 MB/sec

Warranty
	5 years

Device Protocol

SCSI-2

Advanced SCSI Features

Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) compliant
Multithreaded I/O
multitasking
Scatter/gather
Disconnect/reconnect
parity checking
Plug-and-Play SCSI
Synchronous and asynchronous data transfer
zero latency reads (ZLR) and linked commands

Electrical Terminations

Single-ended, active, software-controlled

Hard Disk Capacity

Up to 8 GBytes per disk

Peripheral Device Support

Up to seven (7) single-ended SCSI peripheral devices

Plug and Play Support

Yes

Board Dimensions

6.3 inches (16.5 cm) L
4.5 inches (11.4 cm) H

Power Consumption

5.0V +/- 0.25V @ 0.51 amps
excluding terminator power

Operating Characteristics

0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) 10% to 90%, non condensing Relative Humidity

Storage Characteristics

-55°C to 85°C (-40°F to 167°F)

MTBF (mean time between failures, Bellcore)

376,130 hours