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AHA-2940UW
The AHA-2940UW Ultra Wide adapter is a PCI to Ultra Wide SCSI adapter that provides connections for up to 15 wide UltraSCSI devices and transfers data at up to 40 MBytes/sec.
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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

Linux Driver Source

Linux Driver Source Code

Microsoft

Microsoft DOS
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 3.1x
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Millennium
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista

Novell NetWare

Novell NetWare Downloads

Unix

SCO Unix
SCO UnixWare

Hardware Installation
How to Install Your Adaptec PCI Card (HTML 80 KB)
Differential SCSI (HTML 75 KB)
Connecting wide and narrow (HTML 80 KB)
Installing Drivers or Software
CD install Netware 401 (HTML 75 KB)
CDROM in DOS (HTML 75 KB)
7800 Netware instructions (HTML 87 KB)
7800 Family Manager Set 98 Contents (HTML 75 KB)
Installing 98 driver (HTML 76 KB)
Windows 98 issues (HTML 76 KB)
7800 Miniport Issues in 95 (HTML 76 KB)
Installing Windows NT Driver (HTML 89 KB)
7800 supported adapters (HTML 78 KB)
AIC7870.dsk options (HTML 82 KB)
7800 Netware contents (HTML 77 KB)
7800 issues for Netware (HTML 78 KB)
7800 Netware Notes (HTML 76 KB)
Miniport Options (HTML 76 KB)
2940 WinNT 3.x (HTML 76 KB)
7800 Diskette Contents (HTML 75 KB)
OS/2 driver installation (HTML 75 KB)
Loading Adaptec DSK Drivers (HTML 78 KB)
netware 3.12 cd install (HTML 75 KB)
7800 UNIX Driver Instructions (HTML 82 KB)
OS/2 driver Notes (HTML 83 KB)
7800 OS/2 diskette (HTML 75 KB)
SCO Unix Driver Installation (HTML 81 KB)
Interoperability
7800 FMS Support list (HTML 78 KB)
Intel 'Seattle' SE440BX-2 Motherboards (HTML 74 KB)
Non-Volatile RAM (HTML 74 KB)
Product Documentation
Install Guide for the AHA-2940U/2940UW (PDF 191 KB)
The Best Connection for Windows NT (PDF 313 KB)
Connecting External SCSI Peripherals (PDF )
Use Your Product
SCSI<i>Select</i> User's Guide (HTML 89 KB)
SCSI Terms Explained (HTML 84 KB)
Sense Codes Described (HTML 103 KB)
Number of devices
Up to 15 devices total

Bus System Interface Type
PCI local bus
External Connectors
68-pin High-Density
Data Transfer Rate
40 MByte/sec
Package Contents
AHA-2940 UW PCI-to-Wide UltraSCSI host adapter board Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set software drivers for Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2 2.x and 3.x, Netware 3.x and 4.x, SCO Unix 3.2.x and Unixware 1.x and 2.x Adaptec EZ-SCSI software for Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows for Workgroups, and DOS Includes applications such as: SCSI Tape Backup™ (Backup Basics), QuickScan, CD Player, Photo CD Viewer (Magic Lantern™),Advanced Power Management, SCSI Interrogator™, SCSI Disk Partitioner, SCSITutor™, SCSIBench Provides device support for hard disks, removable disks, MO, CD-ROM,CD-Recordable, Photo CD and tape drives and scanners One 3-position, 68-pin UltraSCSI internal ribbon cable One 3-position, 50-pin UltraSCSI internal ribbon cableComplete user documentationFive-year warranty card
Warranty
5 year

Supported Protocols

SCSI-1
SCSI-2
SCSI-3
WIDE UltraSCSI

Advanced SCSI Features

multi-threaded I/O,
scatter/gather,
tagged queuing,
disconnect/reconnect,
synchronous and asynchronous data transfer

Electrical Drivers

Single-ended, active, programmable via SCSISelect configuration utility

Board Dimensions

6.87" x 3.87" (17.0 cm x 9.5 cm)

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)

MTBF (mean time between failures, Bellcore)

494,641 hours
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