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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Localisation: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, English
Height: 9.8 cm
Compatibility: PC, PC, Unix
Packaged Quantity: 10 (specifications are for single item)
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, tape drive, removable media drive, CD drive, DVD drive, disk array (RAID), scanner, Hard drive
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 39160 delivers all-out performance for high-end servers. Combining a 64-bit PCI interface with two Ultra160 SCSI channels, this card moves data at the fastest speeds possible. The Adaptec 39160 supports up to 30 devices, making it ideal for connecting external drive arrays and mirroring and striping SCSI hard disk drives, to deliver the ultimate performance in the most demanding environments.
Miscellaneous
Cables Included:
2 x SCSI cable - internal
1 x SCSI terminator, 2 x SCSI cable - internal, SCSI terminator, 2 x SCSI cable - external
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 NT 4.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 3.2 or later, SCO OpenServer 5.05, UnixWare 7.1, Linux, SunSoft Solaris 8, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, UnixWare 2.1.3 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Novell NetWare 3.2, Novell NetWare 5, IBM OS/2 Warp Server 4.0, IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0, IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Novell NetWare 4.2, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, 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 Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later, Microsoft Windows XP, 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 DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, UnixWare, Novell NetWare, Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, UnixWare, Novell NetWare, Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.5, Linux
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 5 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Technical support - parts and labour - 5 years - carry-in, Technical support - replacement - 5 years - carry-in, Limited warranty - 5 years, Limited warranty - replacement - 5 years - carry-in, Technical support - parts and labour - 5 years - bring-In, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 5 years - bring-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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24.09.2007
05.10.2000
