Western Digital Caviar WD7500AAKS Supplementary Manual

RAID Adapter SAS v1729 SAS RAID 44300 RAID Adapter SAS SAS RAID 58300 RAID Adapter SAS SAS RAID 4805SAS RAID Adapter SAS v9160 SAS RAID 4805SAS RAID Adapter SAS SAS 31605 RAID Adapter SAS SAS 31205 (31605 family) RAID Adapter SAS SAS 3085 RAID Adapter SAS ARC-1210 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.41.60524 ARC-1220 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.41.60524 ARC-1230 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.41.60524 ARC-1260 RAID Adapter SATA II ARC-1280D-X8 RAID Adapter SATA II SB400 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 5/13/2005 MSI RS480M2-IL SB450 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 10/7/2005 ECS KA1-MVP 1.0 Broadcom BC4852 RAID Adapter SATA I v rc-2102006044.3 1540 RAID Adapter SATA I v2.05s 1820a RAID Adapter SATA I v1.18 2220 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.05 2310 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.03 2320 RAID Adapter SATA II v1.04 3220 RAID Adapter SATA II S16F-R1430 Ext. Storage Solution SAS S16S-J1000 Ext. Storage Solution SAS A16U-G2430 Ext. Storage Solution SATA II A12U-G2421 Ext. Storage Solution SATA II S12F-R1420 Ext. Storage Solution SATA II A24F-R2430 Ext. Storage Solution SATA II A24F-R2224 Ext. Storage Solution SATA II 82801er southbridge (ich5r) Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 4/23/2003 MSI 875P Neo-LSR 82801fr southbridge (ich6r) Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 2/21/2005 MSI 925XE Neo 82801gr southbridge (ich7r) Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 5/4/2005 ASUS P5WD2 Premium 82801hr southbridge (ich8r) Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 7/20/2006 ABIT AB9 PRO ESB2 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 6/23/2006 SUPERMICRO X7DVL-E SRCS14L RAID Adapter SATA I v2.42.02-r07a 150-6/4 RAID Adapter SATA I v713r 300-8X RAID Adapter SATA II v814d 3041E-R Host Bus Adapter SAS 3041X-R Host Bus Adapter SAS 3080X-R Host Bus Adapter SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00 3081E-R Host Bus Adapter SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00 3801E Host Bus Adapter SAS 3801X Host Bus Adapter SAS Megaraid SAS 8308ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 Megaraid SAS 8344ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 Megaraid SAS 8480e RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 84016E RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041 Areca ATI WD Compatibility Summary WD Drive Models: WD7500AYYS and WD7500AAKS 3Ware Adaptec Highpoint Technologies Intel LSI Logic Infortrend The chipsets, host adapters, and RAID controllers listed below have been tested with WD drives for data integrity, interoperability, and compatibility, and any special conditions observed are noted in the comments section of the list below. WD makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the compatibility, performance or reliability of these products. For technical support, visit support.wdc.com .

Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 9/20/2005 BIOSTAR GeForce6100-M9 MCP 430 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 11/18/2005 MSI K8NGM2-FID nForce 550 Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 5/12/2006 MSI K9N-Neo-F nForce 570 Ultra Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 6/15/2006 ASUS M2N-E nForce 590 SLI Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 6/14/2006 ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 680i Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a nForce3 250 Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 5/2/2006 EPOX EP-8KDA3 Plus nForce4 SLI Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 11/26/2004 ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE nForce4 Ultra Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 4/18/2006 EPOX 9NPA + Ultra Oxford Semi OXU921S SATA to USB SATA II n/a Pacific Digital Talon ZL4-150 RAID Adapter SATA I v3.09 FastTrak S150 SX4 RAID Adapter SATA I v2.0.70.24 FastTrak SX4100 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.6.0.9 FastTrak TX2200 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.5.0.3115 FastTrak TX2300 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.00.0.31 FastTrak TX 4302 RAID Adapter SATA II FastTrak TX4310 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.5.1.3115 PDC20376 Onboard Host SATA I 1.00.0.21 4/6/2004 MSI 655 MAX-FISR PDC20779 Onboard Host SATA II 2.00.01.25 4/25/2005 GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Royal SATA 150tx2+ RAID Adapter SATA I v1.00.0.33 SATA300 tx4302 Host Bus Adapter SATA II v1.00.0.36 SATAII150 SX8 Host Bus Adapter SATA II v1.00.0.37 SuperTrak ex16350 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.9.0.22 SuperTrak EX8300 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.9.0.22 SuperTrak EX8350 RAID Adapter SATA II v2.9.0.22 Vtrak VTE610sD Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTE610sS Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTJ610sD Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTJ610sS Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTE610fD Ext. Storage Solution SATA II Vtrak VTE610fS Ext. Storage Solution SATA II Vtrak VTE310fD Ext. Storage Solution SATA II Vtrak VTE310fS Ext. Storage Solution SATA II Vtrak VTE310sD Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTE310sS Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTJ310sD Ext. Storage Solution SAS Vtrak VTJ310sS Ext. Storage Solution SAS 3726 5-port multiplier Onboard Host SATA II n/a 5/9/2005 MSI P4N Diamond 4723 2-port storage processor Onboard Host SATA II n/a 11/17/2005 MSI K8NGM2-L 3114 RAID Adapter SATA I v5.3.14 3124 RAID Adapter SATA II v6.3.18 3132 RAID Adapter SATA II v7.2.20 3512 RAID Adapter SATA I v4.2.79 964 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 9/14/2004 GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM 965 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 7/25/2005 ECS PF88 Extreme Rev 1.0 965L southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 10/2/2006 ASUS A8S-X 1697 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 5/30/2006 ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 M1573 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 3/2/2005 ASUS P5RD1-V M1575 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 4/14/2006 ASUS A8R32-MVP DELUXE VT6420 southbridge Onboard Host SATA I 2.21 8/24/2004 BIOSTAR K8NHA Pro VT8237R southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA I n/a 11/28/2003 ABIT VT7 VT8251 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SATA II n/a 12/6/2005 ASUS A8V-MX VER 1.0 2579-701257-A00 Sep 2007 Nvidia ** BIOS date listed if available from Manufacturer *** This chipset can be applied to motherboard as an on-board host or to an add-in PCI or PCIe card. These chipsets were tested as an on-board host on a motherboard. ULI VIA Promise Silicon Image SIS WD Compatibility Summary WD Drive Models: WD7500AYYS and WD7500AAKS The chipsets, host adapters, and RAID controllers listed below have been tested with WD drives for data integrity, interoperability, and compatibility, and any special conditions observed are noted in the comments section of the list below. WD makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the compatibility, performance or reliability of these products. For technical support, visit support.wdc.com .