Adaptec's Ultra160 SCSI products are the storage I/O solutions ideally matched to the ever-increasing demands of bandwidth-hungry applications. Adaptec's Ultra160 family features... more
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small multi-user work group servers and powerful workstation users who need to attach external narrow SCSI devices. This PCI card gets the most out of high-performa
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Height: 9.8 cm
Packaged Quantity: 10 (specifications are for single item)
Compatibility: PC, Unix
Storage controller
Controller Interface Type: Ultra160 SCSI
Data Transfer Rate: 160 MBps
Supported Devices: Hard drive, tape drive, removable media drive, CD drive, DVD drive, scanner, Hard drive, removable media drive, scanner, Hard drive, tape drive, removable media drive, scanner, Hard drive
Channel Qty: 1
Max Storage Devices Qty: 15
BIOS Type / Vendor: Adaptec
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
4 x storage - Ultra160 SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)
2 x storage - Ultra2 SCSI - 50 PIN IDC
1 x storage - Ultra2 SCSI - 50 PIN Centronics, 1 x storage - Ultra160 SCSI LVD - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68) ( internal )
1 x storage - Ultra160 SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68) ( internal )
Manufacturer's product description
Adaptec's Ultra160 SCSI products are the storage I/O solutions ideally matched to the ever-increasing demands of bandwidth-hungry applications. Adaptec's Ultra160 family features Ultra160 SCSI (LVD) technology, delivering twice the speed of Ultra2 SCSI and four times that of Ultra Wide SCSI. To ensure data integrity and reliability with high performance, Ultra160 SCSI includes two new additional features - CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checking) and Domain Validation. Adaptec's exclusive SpeedFlex technology guarantees the preservation of legacy investments while eliminating the risks of migration. Each card delivers unrivaled performance, keeping pace with the future's need for more speed, while providing full backwards compatibility to preserve existing technology investments. The Adaptec 29160N is tailored to the needs of small multi-user work group servers and powerful workstation users. This 32-bit PCI card gets the most out of high-performance Ultra160 SCSI internal hard drives and the widest selection of popular external SCSI devices.
Miscellaneous
Cables Included:
2 x SCSI cable - internal
1 x SCSI terminator, 2 x SCSI cable - internal, 3 x SCSI cable - internal
OS Required: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Novell NetWare 3.2, Novell NetWare 5, UnixWare 2.1.3, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 4.2, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Linux, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Novell NetWare 3.2 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Microsoft DOS 3.0 or later, UnixWare 2.1, UnixWare, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 3.2 or later, IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 or later, SunSoft Solaris 8, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Novell NetWare 3.2, UnixWare 2.1.3, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 4.2, SCO OpenServer 5.05, UnixWare 7.1, Linux, SunSoft Solaris 8, Novell NetWare 5.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, UnixWare, Novell NetWare, Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 3.2 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, SCO OpenServer 5.05, Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, SunSoft Solaris 8, UnixWare 2.1.3 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Novell NetWare 3.2, IBM OS/2 Warp Server 4.0, IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0, IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 4.2, IBM OS/2 Warp Server 3.0 or later, SCO OpenServer 5.05, UnixWare 7.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , SunSoft Solaris 8, UnixWare 7.01, UnixWare 2.1, Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 5 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - parts and labour - 5 years - carry-in, Limited warranty - 5 years, Limited warranty - replacement - 5 years - carry-in, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 5 years - bring-In
Advantages: Speed, 5 year warrenty Disadvantages: Low capacity considering price
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These controller cards typically come in PCI (32 bit) or PCI-X (64 bit) flavours. Some have the ability to be installed in either slots, but this will vary depending on the controller card purchased.
An Adaptec29160N works well with these drives and can be picked up second hand for around £30. For a good source on information regarding SCSI controller cards, vist Adaptecs website at www.adaptec.com. You may also need to consider a drive cooler as well, as these drives run hot due to their high rotational speeds.
However, in my opinion this additional cost is well worth it. Whatever type of work you currently perform on you PC, it will boot faster, open applications quicker and generally feel more responsive. And if your system is still not fast enough, you can buy 2 or 3 drives, a RAID card and configure them as a stripped set which will give...
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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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21.10.2006
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