SST WD7000 FAAST SCSI Cards and Windows NT

 Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
Article ID: Q104604

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

Windows NT does not provide drivers for the Columbia Data Products SST WD7000-FAAST and WD7000-FAAST2 ultra high-speed SCSI controller cards. However, Columbia Data has made available an upgraded BIOS called SST IV version 1.0 which has support for Windows NT and OS/2 2.x. This is an $85.00 upgrade and is only available through Columbia Data Products.

If the BIOS on the card is 3.36 or greater, another alternative is to use the beta driver available for these cards found on Columbia Data's technical support BBS.

The Columbia Data Products products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability, nor does Microsoft support any of these drivers or cards at this time.

Columbia Data Products can be reached at the following: 

   Columbia Data Products, Inc.
   1070B Ranier Dr.
   Altamonte Springs, FL 32714-2584

   Technical Support      (407)869-6700  10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. EST, M-F
   Technical Support BBS  (407)862-4724
   Fax                    (407)862-4725

Features of the 7000FAST2 Card

  • Supports up to seven devices on a single controller card--up to fourteen on two controllers
  • Intelligent Z-80 CPU channel control
  • Built-in floppy controller
  • WD33C93A SBIC for SCSI interface
  • First-party high-speed bus-mastering DMA data transfers
  • Up to 16-megabyte (MB) block-size transfers
  • 16-byte FIFO on AT bus for sustained data rate performance
  • Up to 4.0 MB per second SCSI synchronous data transfer rate
  • Up to 2.0 MB per second SCSI asynchronous data transfer rate
  • Up to 5.3 MB per second host transfer rate
  • Bus arbitration including disconnect and reconnect
  • Standard and extended SCSI commands
  • Supports full SCSI command set (SCSI I & II)
  • Single +5V power supply
  • On-board controller diagnostics
  • AT card form factor
  • Supports up to 64 logical devices
  • Linked SCSI commands

Host Interface

  • 16 bit, bidirectional AT bus
  • 62-pin card edge connector
  • 38-pin card edge connector

SCSI Interface
  • 9-bit, bidirectional SCSI bus
  • 50-pin SCSI controller
  • Internal -50 pin header
  • External -50 pin D style
  • 20 foot maximum (6 meters) drive cable

Default Addressing

DRQ Address      -   6
DACK Address     -   6
IRQ Address      -  15
I/O Port Address - 350h IOS ROM Address - Variable (C800h - DC00h)

Additional query words: prodnt FAST
Keywords : kbhw nthw
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
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