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AHA-1520

This SCSI card is ideal for connecting SCSI CD-R, CD-ROM, or removable drives, and can be used to connect other fast SCSI peripherals like scanners, tape, and hard disk drives.

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

Microsoft Windows NT

Novell NetWare

Novell NetWare Downloads

Unix

SCO Unix

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Product Documentation: SCSI Card 1520 (PDF ); Install Guide for the AHA-1520/1522 (PDF 631 KB); AHA-1520 (PDF 66 KB)

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

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

Bus System Interface Type
	ISA

Data Transfer Rate
	10 MB/sec

Warranty
	5 years

Device Protocol

SCSI-1,
SCSI-2

Advanced SCSI Features

Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) compliant
Multithreaded I/O
Scatter/gather
Disconnect/reconnect
Plug-and-Play SCSI
Synchronous and asynchronous data transfer

SCSI Termination

Single-ended, active, programmable via SCSISelect

Hard Disk Capacity

Up to 8 GBytes per disk

Board Dimensions

6.875 inches (17.5 cm) L
2.375 inches (6.125 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 95%, non condensing Relative Humidity

Storage Characteristics

-55°C to 85°C (-40°F to 167°F)