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AHA-2940AU

This 32-bit PCI to Ultra SCSI adapter supports up to 7 Ultra SCSI devices. One Internal 50-pin, and one external 50-pin high density connector are provided. Up to 20 MB per second throughput is possible

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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IBM OS

IBM OS-2

Unix

SCO Unix

SCO UnixWare

Hardware Installation: How To Install Your Adaptec PCI Card (HTML 74 KB)

Installing Drivers or Software: CD Install Netware 401 (HTML 69 KB); CD-ROM In DOS (HTML 69 KB); 7800 Netware Instructions (HTML 81 KB); 7800 Family Manager Set 98 Contents (HTML 68 KB); Installing 98 Driver (HTML 70 KB); Windows 98 Issues (HTML 70 KB); 7800 Miniport Issues In 95 (HTML 70 KB); Installing Windows NT Driver (HTML 82 KB); 7800 Supported Adapters (HTML 72 KB); AIC7870.dsk Options (HTML 76 KB); 7800 Netware Contents (HTML 70 KB); 7800 Issues For Netware (HTML 71 KB); 7800 Netware Notes (HTML 70 KB); Miniport Options (HTML 70 KB); 2940 Winnt 3.X (HTML 70 KB); 7800 Diskette Contents (HTML 68 KB); OS/2 Driver Installation (HTML 68 KB); Loading Adaptec Dsk Drivers (HTML 71 KB); Netware 3.12 CD Install (HTML 68 KB); 7800 Unix Driver Instructions (HTML 75 KB); OS/2 Driver Notes (HTML 77 KB); 7800 OS/2 Diskette (HTML 69 KB); 7800 OS/2 Issues (HTML 68 KB); SCO Unix Driver Installation (HTML 75 KB)

Interoperability: 7800 Fms Support List (HTML 72 KB); Non-Volatile RAM (HTML 68 KB); Intel 'Seattle' SE440BX-2 Motherboards (HTML 68 KB)

Product Documentation: Install Guide for the AHA-2940U/2940UW (PDF 191 KB)

Use Your Product: SCSI Select User's Guide (HTML 83 KB); SCSI Terms Explained (HTML 77 KB); Sense Codes Described (HTML 96 KB)

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft MS-DOS 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Microsoft Windows 3.10
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (driver embedded)
Microsoft Windows Vista x86, 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86, 32-bit
Novell NetWare 3.1x
Novell NetWare 3.2
Novell NetWare 4.0, 4.01
Novell NetWare 4.10, 4.11, 4.12
Novell NetWare 4.20
Novell NetWare 5.0, 5.10
SCO Openserver 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05
SCO Unix 3.2.4.2
SCO UnixWare 2.0, 2.10, 2.11
IBM OS/2 2.x
IBM OS/2 Warp Client 3.0, 4.0
IBM OS/2 Warp Server 3.0, 4.0

Customer Needs
	Internal and external Ultra SCSI connectivity

System Environment
	Server

Number of devices
	Up to 7 total

Bus System Interface Type
	32-bit PCI

External Connectors
	50-pin High Density

Internal Connectors
	50-pin Standard

Data Transfer Rate
	Up to 20MB/sec

System Requirements
	IBM-compatible PC-486, Pentium, or above Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, or DOS 6.0, OS/2, UNIX or Netware Operating System PCI expansion slot SCSI peripheral

Package Contents
	AHA-2940 Ultra SCSI Card EZ-SCSI 5.0 software (for use only with Windows 95, 98, ME, or Windows NT 4.0 operating systems) 50-pin internal SCSI cable Quick installation guide Reference guide Registration card

Warranty
	5-year manufacturing and materials warranty

Supported Protocols

SCSI-1
SCSI-2
SCSI-3
UltraSCSI

Advanced SCSI Features

Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) compliant
multi-threaded I/O
scatter/gather
tagged queuing
disconnect/reconnect
synchronous and asynchronous Fast and Wide
bootable from attached disks

Hard Disk Capacity