User Guide

10 ASUS PCI-SC896 User’s Manual

1. Introduction

1.2 Features

This section provides a high level overview of the PCI Interface, the SCSI

Interface, and Board Characteristics for the PCI-SC896 Host Adapter board.

1.2.1 PCI Interface

• Full 32-bit or 64-bit (33 MHz) DMA bus master

• Zero wait-state bus master data bursts

• PCI Universal 3.3 V/5 V bus support

1.2.2 SCSI Interface

• Two separate SCSI channels

• 16-bit SE/LVD

• Automatically enabled termination

• One 68-pin high-density for channel A

• One 68-pin high-density for each internal channel A & B

• One 50-pin fast-SCSI connector for channel B

• Fast, Ultra, and Ultra2 data transfer capability

• SCSI TERMPWR source with autoresetting circuit breaker and

TERMPWR shorted LED for each channel

• SCSI Plug and Play

• SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically). See Chapter 3, Configuring

the Host Adapter for further details about SCAM capability.

• Flash EEPROM for BIOS storage

• Serial NVRAM (Non Volatile Random Access Memory) on each chan-

nel for user configuration utility and SCAM information storage

• SCSI activity LED for each channel

1.2.3 Board Characteristics

• PCI board dimensions Approximately 9.5 x 4.0 inches

• Universal 32-bit PCI card edge connector

• ISA/EISA bracket