TITLE
    SymbiosLogic 53C8xx SCSI OPENSTEP Driver Overview
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Created:
Modified: 		72415
12/19/98
12/19/98
TOPIC

    This article discusses a device driver for the OPENSTEP Mach operating system, versions 4.0 through 4.2.

DISCUSSION

    Driver: SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver
    Last Update: December 18, 1997

    Availability Information

    A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
    No updated versions of this driver are available

    Driver Name / Installer .pkg: SYM53c8
    Driver Type: SCSI
    Driver Scope: Generic-Chipset
    Supported Components: NCR/SYM53c810, NCR/SYM53c815, NCR/SYM53c820, NCR/SYM53c825
    PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: Integrated, PCI

    General Overview notes: This driver supports the NCR 53C8xx family of SCSI controllers.


    Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
    DEC Celebris XL/590

    Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
    Cmd queuing is disabled. Synchronous and wide data transfers are selectable through the Configure panel. Support for multiple adapters.

    Suggest upgrading Symbios BIOS to version 3.07. Some systems have experienced a hang during initialization on previous BIOS versions.

    SCSI Driver Details

    Supported Connectors: 50-pin Centronics (Standard SCSI), 50-pin Header (Internal SCSI), 50-pin High Density (SCSI-2), 68-pin High Density (Wide SCSI)
    Access Mode:
    Attributes**: SCSI-2
    Cache Size Supported*:


    Driver Version Notes

    4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM

    * - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.

Document Information
Product Area: Apple Software
Category: OPENSTEP
Sub Category: Drivers

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