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Single ended and differential scsi buses, Maximum cable length for scsi standards – Gateway ADAC ULTRA2 S466 User Manual

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ADAC Ultra2 S466 Hardware Guide

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Single Ended and Differential SCSI Buses

The SCSI standard defines two electrical buses:

a single ended bus and

low-voltage differential bus.

Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards

Standard

Single ended

LVD

Maximum Number

of Drives

SCSI I

6 m

12 m

7

Fast SCSI

6 m

12 m

7

Fast Wide SCSI

6 m

12 m

15

Ultra SCSI

1.5 m

12 m

7

Ultra SCSI

3 m

12 m

3

Wide Ultra SCSI

12 m

15

Wide Ultra SCSI

1.5 m

12 m

7

Wide Ultra SCSI

3 m

12 m

3

Ultra 2 SCSI

25 m

1

Ultra 2 SCSI

12 m

7

Wide Ultra 2 SCSI

25 m

1

Wide Ultra 2 SCSI

12 m

15

SCSI Bus Widths and Maximum Throughput

SCSI Standard

SCSI Bus Width

SCSI Throughput

SCSI I

8 bits

5 MB/s

Fast SCSI

8 bits

10 MB/s

Fast Wide SCSI

16 bits

20 MB/s

Ultra SCSI

8 bits

20 MB/s

Wide Ultra SCSI

16 bits

40 MB/s

Ultra 2 SCSI

8 bits

40 MB/s

Wide Ultra 2 SCSI

16 bits

80 MB/s