LSI Logic LSI20860

The LSI20860 joins PCI, the fastest standard systems bus available today, with the high performance of Ultra SCSI I/O technology. Based on the industry's first PCI-SCSI RISC processor, the LSI20860 realizes the full throughput potential of SCSI I/O with 32-bit, bus-mastering (DMA) PCI transfer rates. This robust adapter transfers data at the highest rate of each SCSI device on the bus without downgrading the bus to the slowest device. Combining low cost and high performance, the LSI20860 is an excellent solution for OEM peripheral attach and desktop applications. Setting up the LSI20860 to connect up to seven SCSI devices (CD-ROMs, scanners, tape devices and hard drives) is fast and easy. That's because the LSI20860 eliminates the need for jumpers, switches and budgeting for system DMA, addresses and IRQ's. Coupling the LSI Logic proprietary SCSI RISC architecture with high-performance software drivers provides these SCSI devices with up to 20 MBps data transfer rates. In critical data handling operations, the LSI20860 host adapter offers data and product reliability, software and hardware compatibility, and ease of use. Stringent testing by LSI Logic and other software/hardware vendors ensures OEM compatibility with all major operating systems and a wide variety of SCSI-1, Fast SCSI-2 and Ultra SCSI devices. Powerful software drivers and utilities included with each host adapter make installation and configuration tasks virtually automatic. SCSI Device Management System (SDMS) software solves the increasingly complex task of managing I/O by supporting the LSI Logic family of SCSI processors and controllers. This robust suite of drivers and utilities is developed in-house and frequently updated to reflect operating system upgrades and enhancements.