[Gllug] SCSI query (LVD and UltraWide compatibility)

Mark Stern mark.stern at nw4.demon.co.uk
Sun Jan 13 14:50:39 UTC 2002


On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 01:19:22PM -0000, Martyn Drake wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm contemplating buying the ACARD AEC67160 Ultra160 PCI controller
> which comes with an internal and external Ultra160 LVD connector (which
> I understand is a 68 pin connection in the same style of Ultra Wide
> connectors).  What I want to know is whether I can connect my Ultra Wide
> devices using either the supplied LVD connector or a normal Ultra Wide
> connector.  Is LVD backwards compatible with Ultra Wide devices?
> 

It should work. I think you use the standard Ultra Wide cable.
However, the entire chain (external and internal) will only work at
Ultra Wide speed.

Regards,

Mark Stern

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