Adaptec's family of zero-channel RAID (ZCR) cards offers the ideal solution for an affordable, flexible upgrade path to advanced RAID. This innovative approach reduces the cost of... more
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Supported Devices: Hard drive, tape drive, removable media drive, CD drive, DVD drive, disk array (RAID), scanner, Disk array (RAID), Hard drive, disk array (RAID)
Compatible Slots: 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI 64 / 66 MHz - low-profile, 1 x PCI 64 / 66 MHz
Miscellaneous
Cables Included:
1 x SCSI cable - external
1 x SCSI terminator - external, 1 x SCSI cable - external
Package Type: Retail
Manufacturer's product description
Adaptec's family of zero-channel RAID (ZCR) cards offers the ideal solution for an affordable, flexible upgrade path to advanced RAID. This innovative approach reduces the cost of the RAID controller by eliminating the need for a SCSI chip on the controller. This low-profile ZCR card connects to a 3.3V 64-bit PCI connector enabled with either Adaptec Embedded RAID Logic (EMRL) or Intel RAIDIOS logic (used with Intel's new modular ROMB designs) on Ultra160 motherboards. Compatibility with multiple ZCR technologies makes the Adaptec 2000S card a logical choice for customers looking to standardize on a single RAID card.
OS Required: SCO OpenServer, UnixWare, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 2000, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows NT, Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, SuSe Linux, SCO OpenServer 5, Novell NetWare 5.1, Red Hat Linux 7.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later, UnixWare 7.1.1, Microsoft Windows 98/ME, Microsoft Windows XP, SuSE Linux 7.1, Caldera OpenUnix 8, SuSE Linux 7.0, Novell NetWare 6, FreeBSD 4.4, Red Hat Linux 7.2, SCO OpenServer 5, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare 4.2, Novell NetWare 4.11, UnixWare 7.1, SCO Unix 3.2.4, Novell NetWare 5.1, Red Hat Linux 6.1, Red Hat Linux 6.0, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Novell NetWare 5.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, UnixWare 7.01, Microsoft DOS 3.0 or later, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, UnixWare 7.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, FreeBSD 4.0 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SCO OpenServer 5, UnixWare 7.1, Novell NetWare 5.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Red Hat Linux 7.1, Microsoft Windows XP, SuSE Linux 7.1, Caldera OpenUnix 8, SuSE Linux 7.0, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Novell NetWare 6, FreeBSD 4.4, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2, SCO OpenServer 5, Novell NetWare 4.2, Novell NetWare 4.11, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, UnixWare 7.1, Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2.5, SCO Unix 3.2.4, Novell NetWare 5.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Red Hat Linux 6.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Red Hat Linux 6.0, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Novell NetWare 5.0, UnixWare 7.01, Microsoft DOS 3.0 or later, UnixWare 7.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SCO OpenServer 5, Novell NetWare 5.1, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional , Red Hat Linux 7.1, Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later, UnixWare 7.1.1, SuSE Linux 7.1, Caldera OpenUnix 8, SuSE Linux 7.0, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Novell NetWare 6, FreeBSD 4.4, Red Hat Linux 7.2
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 3 years, Limited warranty - replacement - 3 years - carry-in, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 3 years - carry-in
Advantages: online capacity expansion, deals with hard disc problems better Disadvantages: slow compared to software RAID
...recommend upgrading to current firmware and 2.16 storcon utl (both are on www.intel.com. There is a linux version of the 2.16 storcon, but it was hard to find!)
With initial installation on a Gigabyte GA7 motherboard and Adaptec 2940AU SCSI controller, the problems with onboard intel BIOS / adaptec 2940AU and mobo BIOS reared it's ugly head.
I could not for the life of me with all the PCI juggling, IRQ remapping and BIOS remapping options get it to boot with a AdaptecSCSI card and Intel RAID card. I asked a friend about his setup, and he had no problems (he was running a Intel serverboard with his SRCS14L)
My problem was solved by removing SCSI from system completely and migrating to IDE bootup drives (which was such a pain on linux!)
Current drivers are 2.05 which are included since the 2.4.19 kernel.
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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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Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller. Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.
...of my first ever submission to Ciao) all of which require a SCSI controller in order to connect them to your PC! So as well as discussing Adaptec’s excellent card I will also try and give a simple introduction to SCSI what it is, its pros and cons and why you might want to use it.
A SCSI card is possibly one of the least sexy devices you can plug into your PC. However, it is one of your more useful options as installing it opens up a huge range of possibilities. SCSI stands for "Small Computer System Interface" and is pronounced "scuzzy" and is a system for connecting things to your pc, things like hard drives, scanners and cd writers, devices that need to be able to shift hefty amounts of data about quickly. A while back SCSI walked all over IDE in terms of performance but cost a packet. Not only were SCSI devices vastly more...
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