LSI53C896 Datasheet | LSI

OVERVIEW In the fast-growing server and workstation marketplace, higher levels of performance and integration are required to stay petitive. As a result, data accessibility and the subsequent performance of the I/O subsystem are paramount. To meet these market demands, LSI Logic developed the LSI53C896 controller. This highly integrated single-chip solution provides pute and data intensive designs a full featured SCSI solution for embedding on the mainboard or as a host adapter. APPLICATIONS - Servers - Internet/Intranet network, video, e-mail, printing, database management, etc. - Workstations - CAD/CAM, industrial simulation, etc. - Host attach for RAID and JBOD mass storage subsystems - Anywhere data access is the bottleneck SDMS SOFTWARE FOR THE LSI53C896 Most high-performance storage subsystems require hardware, firmware and software ponents to create a total I/O solution. To be of value, the solution must interoperate across the wide range of operating and puting systems available. It is for this reason SDMS™ software supports the LSI53C896 to provide a plete high-performance SCSI I/O solution. SDMS software has been certified for, and in most cases bundled with, leading operating systems. Likewise, the LSI logic BIOS is easily integrated and coexists with popular industry system BIOS offerings as well as providing boot capabilities for nontraditional boot devices like CD-ROMS. LSI53C896 Ultra2 SCSI Controller FEATURES - High-performance PCI multifunction device - Presents one electrical load to PCI bus - Frees up PC board space for other functions - Two independent wide Ultra2 SCSI channels support: - Up to 80 MBps transfer rate for each channel - Wide range of signaling environments - Low Voltage Differential (LVD) SDMS software was designed using a modular approach for quick development, validation and support for new OS versions as well as the LSI53C896. To round out the SDMS solution, LSI Logic also provides installation and configuration, non...