Adaptec AHA-2940AU Sgl PCI USCSI 1pk bulk 1605100 Leaflet

Product codes
1605100
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‘‘
For ultimate hard
drive speed, ignore the
built-in EIDE and spring
for an Ultra Wide SCSI III 
(Adaptec AHA
®
-2940UW)
host adapter.
’’
‘‘
Adaptec AHA-2940UW
‘‘
If you need more 
speed, more hard disk
space, or plan to connect
several devices, SCSI is
the way to go.
’’
– BOOT Magazine
August 1996
– PC PRO Magazine
June 1996
– PC Magazine
July 1996
AHA
®
-2940 ULTRA
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Adaptec Host Adapter:
AHA-2940AU
Computer Bus:
PCI Local Bus
Interface Protocol:
Bus master DMA
Host Bus Burst Data Rate:
Up to 133 Mbytes/sec
Peripheral Bus:
8-bit Ultra SCSI
SCSI Synchronous Data Rate:
20 Mbytes/sec
SCSI Asynchronous Data Rate:
6 Mbytes/sec
Device Protocol:
SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3, Ultra SCSI
Advanced SCSI Features:
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI)
compliant
Scatter/gather
Disconnect/reconnect
Tagged command queuing
Synchronous and asynchronous data transfer
Bootable from attached disks
External Connector:
50-pin high-density
Electrical Drivers:
Single-ended, active, programmable via SCSISelect
Hard Disk Capacity:
Extended translation supports drive capacity up 
to 8 gigabytes per disk
Device Support:
Up to 7 devices under DOS 5.0 and above
Electrical Termination:
Single-ended, active, software-controlled
Operating Environment:
Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows NT,
Windows for Workgroups, DOS, IBM OS/2,
NetWare, SCO UNIX, UnixWare
AHA
®
-2940 ULTRA WIDE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Adaptec Host Adapter:
AHA-2940UW
Computer Bus:
PCI expansion bus
Interface Protocol:
Bus Mastering with DMA
Device Protocol:
SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3
SCSI Bus Width:
8- and 16-bit (Fast, Wide, and Ultra)
PCI Bus Data Transfer Rate:
Up to 133 Mbytes/sec
Synchronous Data Transfer Rate: Up to 40 Mbytes/sec
Number of Attached 
Devices Supported:
Up to 15 single-ended SCSI peripheral devices
Electrical Termination:
Single-ended, active, software-controlled
Advanced Features:
Support for scatter/gather, disconnect /reconnect,
tagged command queuing
Independent negotiation of high speed data 
transfers (Fast, Wide, and Ultra) with each
peripheral device
SCSI Manager 4.3 compliant
Bootable from attached disks
å
Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Tel: (408) 945-8600
Fax:(408) 262-2533
Literature: 1-800-934-2766 (USA and Canada)
or (510) 732-3829
© 1996 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, and SCSISelect are trademarks
of Adaptec, Inc. Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, and the Windows NT logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation used under license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
P/N 980286-011 9/96 Printed in U.S.A.
’’
T
HE
B
EST
C
ONNECTION
F
OR
W
INDOWS
NT
W
ORKSTATIONS
‘‘
For ultimate hard
drive speed, ignore the
built-in EIDE and spring
for an Ultra Wide SCSI III 
(Adaptec AHA
®
-2940UW)
host adapter.
’’
‘‘
Adaptec AHA-2940UW
‘‘
If you need more 
speed, more hard disk
space, or plan to connect
several devices, SCSI is
the way to go.
’’
– BOOT Magazine
August 1996
– PC PRO Magazine
June 1996
– PC Magazine
July 1996
AHA
®
-2940 ULTRA
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Adaptec Host Adapter:
AHA-2940AU
Computer Bus:
PCI Local Bus
Interface Protocol:
Bus master DMA
Host Bus Burst Data Rate:
Up to 133 Mbytes/sec
Peripheral Bus:
8-bit Ultra SCSI
SCSI Synchronous Data Rate:
20 Mbytes/sec
SCSI Asynchronous Data Rate:
6 Mbytes/sec
Device Protocol:
SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3, Ultra SCSI
Advanced SCSI Features:
Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI)
compliant
Scatter/gather
Disconnect/reconnect
Tagged command queuing
Synchronous and asynchronous data transfer
Bootable from attached disks
External Connector:
50-pin high-density
Electrical Drivers:
Single-ended, active, programmable via SCSISelect
Hard Disk Capacity:
Extended translation supports drive capacity up 
to 8 gigabytes per disk
Device Support:
Up to 7 devices under DOS 5.0 and above
Electrical Termination:
Single-ended, active, software-controlled
Operating Environment:
Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows NT,
Windows for Workgroups, DOS, IBM OS/2,
NetWare, SCO UNIX, UnixWare
AHA
®
-2940 ULTRA WIDE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Adaptec Host Adapter:
AHA-2940UW
Computer Bus:
PCI expansion bus
Interface Protocol:
Bus Mastering with DMA
Device Protocol:
SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3
SCSI Bus Width:
8- and 16-bit (Fast, Wide, and Ultra)
PCI Bus Data Transfer Rate:
Up to 133 Mbytes/sec
Synchronous Data Transfer Rate: Up to 40 Mbytes/sec
Number of Attached 
Devices Supported:
Up to 15 single-ended SCSI peripheral devices
Electrical Termination:
Single-ended, active, software-controlled
Advanced Features:
Support for scatter/gather, disconnect /reconnect,
tagged command queuing
Independent negotiation of high speed data 
transfers (Fast, Wide, and Ultra) with each
peripheral device
SCSI Manager 4.3 compliant
Bootable from attached disks
å
Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Tel: (408) 945-8600
Fax:(408) 262-2533
Literature: 1-800-934-2766 (USA and Canada)
or (510) 732-3829
© 1996 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, and SCSISelect are trademarks
of Adaptec, Inc. Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, and the Windows NT logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation used under license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
P/N 980286-011 9/96 Printed in U.S.A.
’’
T
HE
B
EST
C
ONNECTION
F
OR
W
INDOWS
NT
W
ORKSTATIONS