DAC 960 DISK ARRAY Controllers DAC960P 1,2,3 PCI Disk Array Controllers DAC960E 1,2,3 EISA Disk Array Controllers (using Mylex ASIC) DAC960 1,2,3,5 EISA Disk Array Controllers DAC960S and DAC960SI SCSI to SCSI Disk Array Controllers September 20, 1995 The following drives have been approved for use with EISA and PCI DAC960's with Firmware ver 1.99 or above and on DAC960S and SI with Firmware 1.00 and above . Mylex does not guarantee that any other drives will work reliably with these controllers . Mylex can provide only limited support to customers who try to use any other models with different firmware revision levels. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drive Model Type FW Capacity Remarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Conner CFP2107W 3.5" 2B4B 2.1GB, form (File Pro) Conner 1060E 3.5" 1GB, form *Fujitsu M2934SAU 3.5" 0103 4GB, form Fujitsu M2684SAU 3.5" 2106 507MB, form Normal SCSI drive. Firmware reported: Unisys U0531 M2684S HP C3325A 3.5" 4299, 2.069GB, form 5020 HP C3305 3.5" 9066 1.001GB, form HP C3323 3.5" 4269, 1.003GB, form 4350, 5011 Hitachi DK315C-1 3.5" 1.37 GB, form *IBM DFHS4W 3.5" 1111 4.5 GB, form *IBM DPES-31080 3.5" S31Q 1.0 GB, form Narrow drive Micropolis 1991 5.25" HT01 9.091MB, form (Scorpio) *Micropolis 3243 3.5" CN05 4.3 GB, form Narrow SCSI drive. (Capricorn) CN06 Set automatic start up from 6 secs to 10 secs *Micropolis 3243B 3.5" CN05 4.3 GB, form Wide SCSI drive. (Capricorn) Set automatic start up from 6 secs to 10 secs *Micropolis 4221 3.5" 0Q4D 2.0GB, form (Taurus-2) NEC DKU374 3.5" 441C 2.049 GB Set jumpers to spin up at power on. NEC DKU373 3.5" 441C 1.021 GB Set jumpers to spin up at power on. *Quantum XP34301S 3.5" 1037 4.3GB, form Narrow SCSI drive. (Grand Prix) *Quantum XP34301W 3.5" 1051 4.3GB, form Wide SCSI drive. (Grand Prix) *Quantum XP34300 3.5" 580E 4.0GB, form Narrow SCSI drive. (Atlas) *Quantum XP32150 3.5" 576D 2.0GB, form (Atlas) Quantum EMP1080S 3.5" 1028 1.6GB, form (Empire) *Seagate ST41080N 5.25" 0016 9.0GB,form These drives failed (Elite 9) the spin-up tests (6 sec) OK if set to 10 sec delay Seagate ST15230N 3.5" 0252 4.0GB, form Normal SCSI drive. Run DACCF v3.10 with -ddfc option. Seagate ST12400NC 3.5" 2.14GB form Disable Tag Queuing Seagate ST31230N 3.5" 0234 1.0GB, form Also passed with (Hawk) Unisys F/W U0805 Seagate ST31230N 3.5" 1.0GB, form HP F/W: 0524. (Hawk) Run DACCF v3.10 with -ddfc option. Seagate ST31250WC 3.5" 0003 1.0GB, form Wide SCSI drive (Barracuda) ASA-2 code only *Seagate ST15150W 3.5" 0016 4.0GB, form ASA-2 code only (Barracuda) *Seagate ST32550W 3.5" 0015 2.0GB, form ASA-2 code only (Barracuda) The following drives have been tested, but not officially approved for use with DAC960 due to the firmware and hardware improvement processes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drive Model Type FW Capacity Remarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Seagate ST15150N 3.5" 0009 4.0GB,form Firmware 0009 Failed (Barracuda) 0020 Firmware 0020 Passed Seagate ST15150N 3.5" 0010 4.0GB,form Failed (Barracuda) Seagate ST32550N 3.5" 0014 2.0GB,form Failed (Barracuda) Seagate ST32550N 3.5" 0016 2.0GB,form Failed (Barracuda) The above Seagate drives (except the 4GB with code 0020) using Seagate ASA-1 code have failed Mylex testing.These drives should not be used !!! They are unpredictable and 1 drive can cause other drives to be marked DEAD by the Mylex controller. Current testing with the Seagate ASA-2 code seems to have alleviated this problem. Further testing continues. Contact your Seagate representative to make sure that you have a compatible firmware. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ++++++ CURRENTLY APPROVED DRIVE BOXES +++++++ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firmware version 2.00 or higher may be required on the DAC960 for full functionality of the RAID box. Conner CR6 Conner SCR Mast VII Micronet Hewlett Packard C3314A Storage Dimensions Inc. Digital Equipment Corp BA350-SA JNL DAE-900 with DATAPORT Series 2000 Removable Storage Adapters -------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++ PREVIOUSLY TESTED and APPROVED DRIVES +++++ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many, if not all, of the following drives are no longer in production. Aug 9, 1994 The following drives have been approved for use with Firmware ver 1.56 or above on all of the DAC960 series of controllers. Mylex does not guarantee that any other drives will work reliably with these controllers. Mylex can provide only limited support to customers who try to use any other models with different firmware revision levels. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drive Model Type FW Capacity Remarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fujitsu M2622FA 3.5" 022D 400 MB, unform Narrow SCSI. Fujitsu M2623FA 3.5" 022D 500 MB, unform Fujitsu M2624FA 3.5" 022D 600 MB, unform HP C2233 3.5" 1500 234 MB, form HP C2234 3.5" 1500 328 MB, form HP C2235 3.5" 1500 422 MB, form Narrow SCSI drive HP C2247 3.5" ALL 1 GB, form HP 97556 5.25" C1701 796 MB, unform HP 97558 5.25" C1701 1.2 GB, unform HP 97560 5.25" C1701 1.6 GB, unform DEC DSP3210W 3.5" 436A 2.07GB, form Wide SCSI drive. Can be used only on 1/2 Channel DAC960 DEC DSP3160 3.5" ALL 1.5 GB, form Normal SCSI drive. DEC DSP3160 3.5" 433B 1.5 GB, form Wide SCSI drive. Can be used only on 1/2 Channel DAC960 DEC DSP3133LS 3.5" 440E 1.2 GB, form Wide SCSI drive. Disable spin up in DACCF Advance Parameters setup or in EISA Configuration. DEC DSP3107L 3.5" 435J 1.0 GB, form DEC DSP3105S 3.5" ALL 1 GB, form Hitachi DK315C-1 3.5" 1.37 GB, form Micropolis 2112 3.5" 4845 1209 MB, unform Normal SCSI drive. Micropolis 2112 3.5" AW0A 1001 MB, form Wide SCSI drive. Disable Tag queuing. Can be used only on 1/2 Channel DAC960 Micropolis 4110 3.5" TN0F 1001 MB, form Requires firmware version 1.64/1.68 1.99 on DAC960. Micropolis 1548-15MZ10 HZ2P 1635 MB, form Drive not checked (Raidion 5.25") with Spin up enabled. Seagate ST3283N 3.5" 9303 237 MB, form Seagate ST11200N 3.5" 8334 1.2 GB, form Seagate ST41601N 5.25" 0105 1.3 GB, form Seagate ST12550N 3.5" 0003 2.0 GB, form Disable Spin up in EISA Configuration Seagate ST3610N 3.5" 8830 0.5 GB, form Seagate ST3550N 3.5" 9416 435 MB, form Disable Tag Queuing Seagate ST41601N 5.25" All 1.6 GB, unform Seagate ST42400N 5.25" All 2.4 GB, unform Seagate ST43400N 5.25" All 3.4 GB, unform Maxtor MXT-540S 3.5" H12B 521 MB, unform Disable Tag queuing Maxtor MXT-1240S 3.5" H11A 1.5 GB, unform Disable Tag queuing Quantum PD1225S 3.5" 3140 1.2 GB, form Quantum LPS525S 3.5" 3140 0.5 GB, form Quantum PD1800S 3.5" 3161 1.8 GB, form Normal SCSI -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: *New drives on list (from 5/15/1995) More disk drives are being qualified. Check with us for the latest list of qualified disk drives