Compatibility matrix
The IBM SIT Lab thoroughly tests Ultrastar drives for compatibility with a wide variety of systems,
controller cards, operating systems, and BIOS versions. Testing was done to demonstrate compatibility
with the following hardware and software. Other combinations of hardware and software may function
with this drive, but were not tested.
IBM storage products
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Systems
Acer AP53A
Apple Performa 6400/180
ASUS P2B-IS
Compaq Deskpro 6000
Compaq Professional Workstation 6000
Compaq Proliant 1500
Data General
Dell Dimension XPS D300
Dell OptiPlex Gxa 266MTbr
Dell Power Edge 4100
Digital Alpha Server 800 5/333
Digital Alpha Server 4100
Gateway 2000 P6-200
Gateway G6-200
HP Netserver LXPro
HP Kayak GM
IBM Intellistation Z-Pro
Micron ClientPro XLU
Micron Millenia MME
Micron Powerdign XSU
NEC Direction SPL 266
NEC Powermate Enterprise
SNI Primergy 460
Silicone Graphics Octane
SGI 02
SGI Octane
Sun Sparc Station 20
Tyan P5-166 Motherboard
SCSI controllers
Adaptec ARO Additional Storage
Adaptec 2940UW
Adaptec 2940U2W
Adaptec 3940W
Adaptec 3950U2B
Adaptec 7880
Adaptec AHA-7890
Adaptec AIC-7880
Adaptec Power Domain AHA-3940UW v3
Buslogic BT-956
Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-2
Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3
DG Proprietary
Diamond Fireport 40
DPT 2144UW
DPT 3334UW
EMC 80 Pin Ultra
Integral V.QL104B
Mylex DAC 960
Qlogic
Qlogic QLA1040B
Sun
Symbios Logic
Operating systems
Irix 6.3
Irix 6.4 Rel 6.5
Mac System 7.5.3
Mac System 7.6
Mac System 8.5
MS DOS 6.20
OS2/Warp V.4.20
Phoenix
SCO 5.0.2
SCO Unix 3.2.4.2
SCO Unix 5.0.2
SCO Unixware 2.1.1
SCO Unixware 2.1.2
SCO Unixware 5.0.2
Sun OS 5.5.1
Sun Solaris/Unix
Unix
Windows 95
Windows 95 OSR2
Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0, Build 1381
Windows NT 4.0
BIOSs
AlphaBios 5.64 971212.1414
AMI 1.00.02.DT05
AMI 1.00.11.CD0L
AMI 1.00.04.CS1T
AMI 1.00.08CSIT
Award 4.51PG
Compaq 686V 9/28/97
Compaq 586M 11/18/97
Compaq 5/5/97
Compaq E12 4/5/96
Galaxy
IBM Sure Path 1/24/97
Phoenix 1.10 A04
Phoenix 4.0, Release 5.12
Phoenix 4.0, Release 6
Phoenix 4.05 1.01.92
Phoenix 4.05 A06
SGI 6.4 2/5/97
