What Is SCSI? And Why Choose it for Your Peripheral Connection?

SCSI stands for "Small Computer System Interface" and is pronounced "scuzzy". SCSI is a snazzy term for a simple concept: it is the name for a connection from your PC to your hard drive and your other peripherals. This connection is made using a SCSI card, a card that fits inside your computer. SCSI is Your Best Choice To:

deliver the performance power users want from their desktop or PC workstation connect to the fastest and highest-capacity hard drives and peripherals

And Adaptec SCSI is your best choice because it works!

Adaptec SCSI Delivers Performance

With today's fast processors, sophisticated operating systems, demanding applications and wide range of peripherals, SCSI is key to eliminating the input/output (known as I/O) bottlenecks that occur in standard PCs. ultra Wide SCSI runs up to 40 Megabytes per second versus EIDE's 16.7 Megabytes per second. And ultra2 Wide SCSI runs at an even faster rate of up to 80 Megabytes per second versus ultra DMA's 33 Megabytes per second. Other key performance points to consider:

Windows NT has up to 3 times faster throughput with SCSI than EIDE Photoshop is 22% faster with SCSI than EIDE* Filemaker Pro is 14% faster with SCSI than EIDE* AutoCAD is 33% faster with SCSI than EIDE*

*When benchmarking with comparable SCSI vs. EIDE drives.

Adaptec SCSI Lets You Connect to the Fastest Peripherals

When you select a new peripheral, you usually have a choice between SCSI and other, less capable connections. If you attach

a SCSI card to your computer, you get quick, easy connectivity to the fastest, and highest-capacity peripherals on the market. And SCSI is surprisingly easy to install. Here are some peripheral facts you should know:

Zip drives using a SCSI connection are 6 times faster than those using a parallel connection SCSI scanners are 2 times faster than parallel ones The fastest, highest-capacity hard drives are SCSI SCSI can connect 7 to 15 internal or external peripherals on a single card. EIDE and ultra DMA/33 are limited to a maximum of 4 internal devices.

Adaptec SCSI Works!

Adaptec conducts thousands of hours of compatibility tests in a broad range of operating environments and configurations. When you buy an Adaptec SCSI card, you can be sure it is the most compatible and reliable SCSI connection available in its class.