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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
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Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft MS-DOS 3.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 4.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.x
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.x
Microsoft Windows 3.10
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95a
Microsoft Windows 95b
Microsoft Windows 95c
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
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
Novell NetWare 5.10
SCO Openserver 5.0
SCO Openserver 5.01
SCO Openserver 5.02
SCO Openserver 5.03
SCO Openserver 5.04
SCO Openserver 5.05
SCO Unix 3.2.4.2
SCO UnixWare 2.0
SCO UnixWare 2.10
SCO UnixWare 2.11
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
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

Extended translation scheme supports up to eight (8) Gbytes per disk

Electrical Drivers

Single-ended, active, programmable via SCSISelect configuration utility

Board Dimensions

4.75" x 3.5"

Operating Characteristics

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

Storage Characteristics

-67 F to 185 F (-55 C to 85 C)

Regulatory Certification

FCC, UL, C-tick, CE, VCC

Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)

544,264 hours at 40 degrees C

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Part Number: 989000-R
SRP (US) $290.00

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