Would you like to give your system an instant performance boost? Who wouldn't! Adaptec's 2930U2 brings the latest Ultra2 SCSI technology to high-end desktops and entry-level... more
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Packaged Quantity: 10 (specifications are for single item)
Storage controller
Controller Interface Type: Ultra2 Wide SCSI
Data Transfer Rate: 80 MBps
Supported Devices: Hard drive, tape drive, removable media drive, CD drive, DVD drive, scanner, Hard drive, tape drive, removable media drive, CD drive
OS Required: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 95/98
Min Processor Type: Intel 486 or higher
Manufacturer's product description
Would you like to give your system an instant performance boost? Who wouldn't! Adaptec's 2930U2 brings the latest Ultra2 SCSI technology to high-end desktops and entry-level workstations without breaking the bank. With the 2930U2 you can have the fastest data throughput available at an affordable price. It transfers data at up to 80MB per second, allowing you to power through all your data-intensive applications, whether they are complex graphics, financial analysis, scientific simulations, or data-mining. Plus the 2930U2 features a built-in processor, which frees your system's CPU for other tasks, cutting your response times and boosting your productivity. The 32-bit PCI 2930U2 incorporates Adaptec's SpeedFlex technology to ensure that you get the greatest performance from your Ultra2 SCSI peripheral. By electronically isolating the Ultra2 SCSI bus from the Ultra SCSI bus, SpeedFlex allows an Ultra2 SCSI and legacy SCSI peripherals to operate simultaneously at the maximum speed of each peripheral. SpeedFlex technology creates two independent SCSI segments on the SCSI card to simultaneously support an Ultra2 peripheral at speeds of up to 80MB per second on one segment and Fast and Ultra SCSI devices at speeds up to 20MB per second on the other segment. Without SpeedFlex technology, if any legacy peripheral is attached to a SCSI card that supports the Ultra2 SCSI protocol, the entire bus and any attached peripherals will drop to Ultra SCSI performance levels. The 2930U2 uses bus master DMA (Direct Memory Access) and supports up to 15 internal or external SCSI devices. It features simultaneous support for SCSI-1, SCSI-2, Fast SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI, Ultra SCSI, Wide Ultra SCSI, and Ultra2 SCSI devices so you can add a variety of bootable and non-bootable peripherals to your system. Only one Ultra2 SCSI device can be connected to the 2930U2. It has three connectors: an external 50-pin high-density connector, an internal 50-pin standard connector, and an internal 68-pin high-density connector.
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 5 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - replacement - 5 years - carry-in
Advantages: Works well out of box; captures video as MPEG-2 flawlessly Disadvantages: Stopped working after a Microsoft update - Adaptec will not offer free fix.
...Product served me well for transferring several piles of VHS tapes to my Media Center 2005 machine. Then - Microsoft came out with some software update and product only works for a limited time. Pause it while recording and the PC freezes. restart the PC and it no longer detects the device. Remove device - uninstall drivers and uninstalling WinDVR 3 all temporary fixes - problem reoccurs. Doing the C++ registry hack worked very limited, now does not. Adaptec - with this known problem - can not even be contacted outside of their "pay" support. Adaptec has not updated their searchable database with the "fix" - they apparently demand their customers to pay them before they assist. A sad state of affairs within a once-great company. Shame on you, Adaptec!...
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Advantages: Portable Device,Good for small time duration capturing Disadvantages: To convert 30 minutes of captured video it takes around two hours
...It Captures the Video in real time mode but drops number of frames.So you donot get the smooth motion of a scene. Same result is observed in the video cd. The manufacturer has set the time limit for capturing to only 600 seconds. After that audio & video goes out of sync
The software(sonic My DVD is supplied with the unit is also not user friendly.It is very slow. One major drawback is in preview mode, the source sound gets muted.It becomes difficult to recognise the scene.In video editing mode,after trimming unwanted footege,the audio video synchronisation goes totally out.The resulting vcd projet has very poor quality with lot of pauses and choppy movements.Very Furstrating.other capture devices has got far better quality than this Adaptec AVC-1100....
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Advantages: Plug n play, reliable, efficient Disadvantages: A bit pricy
...Finally, just when I was begining to give up on ever attaching my SCSI drive to my system, along came the answer to my prayers. A neat fitted in seconds, no need to open the case solution; the Adaptec USB to SCSI connector.
This piece of electronic genius allows you to connect virtually any SCSI device directly to your PC through its USB port. It works and is brilliant. It just plugs in and away it goes. Everything is supplied and with easy to follow directions.
It is not cheap though, expect to pay about $50 ($90) for it but compared with a SCSI card & cables it probably works out the same and is definately 100% less hastle than trying to configure an already stuffed full to the brim machine.
It's got my vote....
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