SymbiosLogic 53C8xx SCSI OPENSTEP Driver Overview

This article discusses a device driver for the OPENSTEP Mach operating system, versions 4.0 through 4.2.
Driver: SymbiosLogic53C8xxSCSIDriver
Last Update: December 18, 1997

Availability Information

A version of this driver is on the OPENSTEP CD-ROM
No updated versions of this driver are available

Driver Name / Installer .pkg: SYM53c8
Driver Type: SCSI
Driver Scope: Generic-Chipset
Supported Components: NCR/SYM53c810, NCR/SYM53c815, NCR/SYM53c820, NCR/SYM53c825
PC Bus / Interface Supported by Driver*: Integrated, PCI

General Overview notes: This driver supports the NCR 53C8xx family of SCSI controllers.


Supported Products / Systems (ie integrated into PC System):
DEC Celebris XL/590

Special Features of Driver / Driver Notes:
Cmd queuing is disabled. Synchronous and wide data transfers are selectable through the Configure panel. Support for multiple adapters.

Suggest upgrading Symbios BIOS to version 3.07. Some systems have experienced a hang during initialization on previous BIOS versions.

SCSI Driver Details

Supported Connectors: 50-pin Centronics (Standard SCSI), 50-pin Header (Internal SCSI), 50-pin High Density (SCSI-2), 68-pin High Density (Wide SCSI)
Access Mode:
Attributes**: SCSI-2
Cache Size Supported*:


Driver Version Notes

4.00 - Released on OPENSTEP 4.0 User CD-ROM

* - Indicates information that is inclusive of the entire capability of this driver. Not all devices supported by this driver may include all features listed.
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012