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32-Bit 33MHz PCI - Wide/Ultra160 SCSI

Hardware RAID Controller

RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10

Hot Plug, Auto Hot Plug with SAF-TE/SES Support

Private or Pool Hot Fix drives

totally independent of host and operating system

Versatile Connectivity

1 or 2 Wide/Ultra160 SCSI channels with active, 
software-switchable multi-mode termination

either SE (Single Ended) or LVDS (Low Voltage
Differential Signalling) operation

maximum synchronous data transfer rate up to
160 MB/sec per channel (LVDS)

up to 15 devices per channel

cable length up to 12 meters (LVDS) per channel

1 or 2 external VHD connectors

Multiprocessor RISC Architecture

100 MHz Intel i960

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RS RISC I/O processor

completely offloads the host CPU

Memory Technology

SDRAM cache memory, non-buffered PC133 DIMM,
from 32 MB, 64 MB to 128 MB, ECC support

intelligent multi-level Cache Algorithm with adaptive
Delayed Write and Read Ahead cache functions

Compatibility and Performance

Bus Master DMA transfer rates up to 132 MB/sec

PCI 2.2 compatible

Scatte/Gather, Command Queuing

SCSI-2/-3 protocol support

backwards compatible to Wide/Ultra SCSI devices

Driver Support

MS-DOS*, Windows* 9x/NT/2000/XP, Novell* NetWare*,
SCO* Unix*, UnixWare*, Linux*, Solaris* and FreeBSD*

Configuration Flexibility

simultaneous operation of several disk arrays

variable capacity configuration

Online Capacity Expansion 

Online RAID Level Migration

complete Disk Array Migration

Delivery Contents

ICP Disk Array Controller (without RAM)

User’s Manual (Quick Installation Guide)

ICP RAID Navigator and ICP RAID Console: installation 
and configuration programs as well as monitoring utilities

CD-ROM with tools and drivers

software updates with Flash RAM technology,
easy download from www.icp-vortex.com

Copyright 2002 ICP vortex Computersysteme GmbH. ICP “Intelligent Computer Peripherals” is a registered trademark. 

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ICP vortex Computersysteme GmbH · Konrad-Zuse-Str. 9 · D-74172 Neckarsulm · Germany

Phone: +49-7132-9620-0 · Fax: +49-7132-9620-200 · E-mail: [email protected] · http://www.icp-vortex.com

USA · Sales: +1-480-552-1730 · Tech Support: +1-480-552-1422 · Fax: +1-480-552-0557

E-mail: [email protected] · http://www.icp-vortex.com

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RAID

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SAF-TE/SES Support

GDT6113RS

1/15

160MB/sec.

yes

upgradable

32 - 128

1

short

GDT6123RS

2/30

160MB/sec.

yes

upgradable

32 - 128

2

short

GDT6513RS

1/15

160MB/sec.

yes

yes

32 - 128

1

short

GDT6523RS

2/30

160MB/sec.

yes

yes

32 - 128

2

short

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