Western Digital Caviar WD7500AAKS Supplementary Manual

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 .
Manufacturer
8500
9500s
3Ware
9550x
9590se
9650SE
1420sa
2410sa
2420sa
1430SA
1220SA
SAS RAID 48300
Adaptec
SAS RAID 44300
SAS RAID 58300
SAS RAID 4805SAS
SAS RAID 4805SAS
SAS 31605
SAS 31205 (31605 family)
SAS 3085
ARC-1210
ARC-1220
Areca
ARC-1230
ARC-1260
ARC-1280D-X8
SB400 southbridge
ATI
SB450 southbridge
Broadcom
BC4852
1540
1820a
Highpoint
2220
Technologies
2310
2320
3220
S16F-R1430
S16S-J1000
A16U-G2430
Infortrend
A12U-G2421
S12F-R1420
A24F-R2430
A24F-R2224
82801er southbridge (ich5r)
82801fr southbridge (ich6r)
82801gr southbridge (ich7r)
Intel
82801hr southbridge (ich8r)
ESB2 southbridge
SRCS14L
150-6/4
300-8X
3041E-R
3041X-R
3080X-R
3081E-R
3801E
3801X
LSI Logic Megaraid SAS 8308ELP
Megaraid SAS 8344ELP
Megaraid SAS 8480e
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP
MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP
MegaRAID SAS 84016E
MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP
WD Compatibility Summary
WD Drive Models: WD7500AYYS and WD7500AAKS
Model Device Type
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
Motherboard Chipset
Motherboard Chipset
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Ext. Storage Solution
Motherboard Chipset
Motherboard Chipset
Motherboard Chipset
Motherboard Chipset
Motherboard Chipset
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
Host Bus Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
Interface
Type
Firmware
SATA I
v7.7.1
SATA I
v9.3.04
SATA II
v9.3.07
SATA II
v9.3.07
SATA II
SATA II
v2019
SATA I
v8205
SATA II
v9194
SATA II
SATA II
SAS v1729
SAS
SAS
SAS v9160
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SATA II
v1.41.60524
SATA II
v1.41.60524
SATA II
v1.41.60524
SATA II
SATA II
SATA I
n/a
SATA I
n/a
SATA I
v rc-2102006044.3
SATA I
v2.05s
SATA I
v1.18
SATA II
v1.05
SATA II
v1.03
SATA II
v1.04
SATA II
SAS
SAS
SATA II
SATA II
SATA II
SATA II
SATA II
SATA I
n/a
SATA II
n/a
SATA II
n/a
SATA II
n/a
SATA II
n/a
SATA I
v2.42.02-r07a
SATA I
v713r
SATA II
v814d
SAS
SAS
SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00
SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00
SAS
SAS
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
BIOS
Date**
Model Number
5/13/2005 MSI RS480M2-IL
10/7/2005 ECS KA1-MVP 1.0
4/23/2003 MSI 875P Neo-LSR
2/21/2005 MSI 925XE Neo
5/4/2005 ASUS P5WD2 Premium
7/20/2006 ABIT AB9 PRO
6/23/2006 SUPERMICRO X7DVL-E