Acard ARS-2160 User Manual - Chapter 2 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 Overview
ARS-2160 / ARS-2320 is an internal SCSI-to-SATA-II bridge HDD enclosure, which converts a
standard 2.5” SATA HDD into SCSI HDD with 68-pin connector. This device easily and efficiently
enables users to create their own SCSI HDD.
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2.2 Features
ACARD chips: ARC767 and ARC772
Cost effective and higher system I/O performance
Get the maximum benefits and high performance from SCSI Bus and SATA for devices
Creates new SCSI devices in economic cost
Designed in 3.5” form factor for a built-in 2.5” SATA hard disk drive
Cross-platform operation supports Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, Linux, Mac, Sun
Supports full LVD/SE SCSI interface
2.3 Specifications
ARS-2160 supports 160MB/s of transfer rate
ARS-2320 supports 320MB/s of transfer rate
Supports a SATA hard drive of 1.5G/3.0G
Supports SCSI RAID card
Provides Flash ROM for firmware update
Selectable SCSI ID from 0 to 15