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PowerDomain 39160
This 64-bit PCI adapter for Power Macintosh provides a 320 MB per second data transfer rate (2 channels x 160 MB). It allows for the connection of up to thirty SCSI devices. Features 2 internal 68-pin high-density connectors, and 2 external 68-pin very high-density connectors. Supports Power Macintosh Blue & White G3 or G4
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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

Macintosh OS

Macintosh OS 8x and 9x
Macintosh OS X

Hardware Installation
how to install your adaptec pci card (html 74 kb)
scsi and macintosh (html 69 kb)
Interoperability
mac g4 deep sleep issue (html 67 kb)
powerdomain 39160 compatibility (html 67 kb)
mac os x (html 68 kb)
Supported Operating Systems
Macintosh OS 8.6
Macintosh OS 9.0
Macintosh OS 9.0.2
Macintosh OS 9.0.3
Macintosh OS 9.0.4
Macintosh OS 9.1
Macintosh OS 9.2.x
Mac OS X 10.1.x
Mac OS X 10.2.x
Mac OS X 10.3.x
Mac OS X Server 10.1.x
Mac OS X Server 10.2.x
Mac OS X Server 10.3.x
Key Differentiators
  Takes full advantage of 64-bit PCI
Connectivity for up to 30 SCSI peripherals with one card
System Environment
  Desktop
Number of devices
Combination of 30, internal and external

Bus System Interface Type
64-bit PCI
External Connectors
(2) 68-pin Very High-Density Ultra160/m SCSI
Internal Connectors
2 68-pin Ultra 160
1 50-pin Standard
Data Transfer Rate
320 MB combined (160 MB on each channel)
System Requirements
  • PCI-based Power Macintosh
  • Mac® OS 8.6 or later, Mac OS X 10.1.x or 10.2.x
  • Blue & White G3 or G4
  • PCI expansion slot
  • SCSI peripheral(s)
Package Contents
  • Adaptec 39160 Accelerator
  • 5-position Ultra 160/m SCSI internal cable with terminator
  • 3-position Ultra narrow internal cable
  • SCSIProbe (Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x only)
  • PowerDomain Control software (Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x only)
  • SoftRAID (Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x only)
  • Complete documentation
  • Warranty card
Warranty
5-year manufacturing and materials warranty

Supported Protocols

SCSI-1
SCSI-2
SCSI-3 (Ultra)
Ultra SCSI
Ultra2 SCSI

Advanced Features

Multithreaded I/O (up to 255 tasks simultaneously)
Scatter/gather
Tagged command queuing

Board Dimensions

4"W x 7"L
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