Article ID: 103436
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q103436
The following table describes the configuration attributes of the standard SCSI interface.
Bit Cable Pin Max Transfer Max SCSI
Standard Width Name Cnt. Rate MB/sec Devices Description
SCSI-1 8 A 50 5 8 Asynchronous
SCSI-2 8 A 50 10 8 fast
SCSI-2 16 A+B 50+68 20 8 fast+wide **
SCSI-2 32 A+B 50+68 40 8 fast+wide **
SCSI-3 8 A 50 10 8 fast
SCSI-3 16 P 68 20 16 fast+wide *
SCSI-3 32 P+Q 68+68 40 32 fast+wide **
* = with 1 cable
** = with 2 cables
NOTE: Windows NT currently supports only eight SCSI IDs.
Standard: The name of the SCSI standard as defined by ANSI.
Bit width: The number of bits that gets transferred by the SCSI bus during the data transfer phases.
Cable Names: A is most common, P is getting more popular, A+B is currently not popular due to cost and space issues.
Pin Count: The number of pins in the cable. Refer to the above table for specific numbers.
Max Transfer Rate (MB/sec): Number of bits transferred over the SCSI bus in one second.
Max SCSI Devices: The Maximum number of devices that can be connected to the SCSI bus with one host adapter installed.
Description:
Asynchronous: A handshaking protocol that requires a
handshake for every byte transferred (Synchronous transfers a
series of bytes before handshaking occurs, which speeds data
transfer rate)
Fast: Fast SCSI is an option that doubles the synchronous data
transfer speed. The speed is achieved by removing excess margins
from certain times and delays. To use the fast SCSI option, high
quality cables are required. This option is compatible with normal
synchronous SCSI and has:
- Up to 10 (megabytes) MB/second over an 8 bit bus.
- Synchronous Data transfer negotiation required.
- Single-ended implementation recommendations: max cable length of 3 meters and active terminators.
Wide: Wide SCSI is an option that adds a second SCSI cable of 68
conductors. This cable provides a data path for 16- or 32-bit data.
This path has separate handshake signals and is for data transfer
only. The transfer rate is two or four times the present transfer
rate of SCSI-1. With the second cable, SCSI-2 remains compatible
with the 8-bit SCSI.
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