Compaq 3200 manual Drive Movement, SCSI Device Support, Operating System Drivers, Wide-Ultra2 SCSI

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Drive Movement

An array of drives can be moved from one system to another. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation.”

SCSI Device Support

The Smart Array 3200 Controller complies with ANSI SCSI-2 standards and supports 16-bit Wide-Ultra2 SCSI, 16-bit Wide-Ultra SCSI-3, 16-bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and 8-bit Fast SCSI-2 (standard SCSI) devices.

Wide-Ultra2 SCSI

Wide-Ultra2 technology provides data transfer rates of up to 80 MB/sec at a

40-MHz bus rate. This combination allows higher throughput in many network application environments than does Wide-Ultra SCSI-3.

Wide-Ultra SCSI-3

Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 technology provides SCSI data transfer rates of up to

40 MB/sec at a 20-MHz bus rate. This combination allows high throughput in many network application environments, including resource sharing and database servicing.

Fast-Wide SCSI-2 and Fast SCSI-2

Fast-Wide SCSI-2 provides two bytes of data at each bus transfer, providing a maximum data rate of 20 MB/sec between SCSI devices while maintaining a 10-MHz bus rate.

Fast-Wide SCSI-2 controllers and devices communicate using Fast SCSI-2 protocol when required. Fast SCSI-2 drives are supported by the Smart Array 3200 Controller using the appropriate cable adapter.

Operating System Drivers

The latest drivers for Compaq products can be obtained from the World Wide Web at http://www.compaq.com.