Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller. Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.
...of an AVA – 2904. Adaptec seem to increment the numbers (for example, I have seen a 2906 about) but I think this represents minor improvements to the series or cards intended for different markets. First, the good news this card is cheap. I bought mine for only £30, ideal as I am short of cash right now and I only wanted it to run an elderly SCSI cd writer at home. It also installed perfectly, I popped in the new card restarted my PC, it came ... ...of software bundled with it. Adaptec are supposed to have some excellent software for working with SCSI, in this case it was notable by its absence. Although since a lot of the things you can fiddle with in SCSI are pre set on this card I am not sure how useful it would be anyway. In summary, this is a nice little budget SCSI controller, ideal for any users first experience of SCSI.
USB2 was mentioned in a comment on my article on the Plextor SCSI ...
shearerm 10.07.2001 (11.07.2001)
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Intended for the European market, this PCI-to-Fast SCSI-2 adapter delivers data rates of ... more
up to 10 MB per second. Provides an internal 50-pin connector and an external 50-pin high-density connector, allowing for the connection of up to seven SCSI device...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Intended for the European market, this PCI-to-Fast SCSI-2 adapter delivers data rates of ... more
up to 10 MB per second. Provides an internal 50-pin connector and an external 50-pin high-density connector, allowing for the connection of up to seven SCSI device...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
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