Western Digital Caviar WD1600AAKS 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
BC4852
Broadcom
1540
1820a
Highpoint
2220
Technologies
2310
2320
3220
82801er southbridge (ich5r)
82801fr southbridge (ich6r)
ICH6R
Intel
82801gr southbridge (ich7r)
82801hr southbridge (ich8r)
ESB2 southbridge
SRCS14L
jm20330
jm20337
Jmicron
jm20339
jmb363
150-6/4
300-8X
3041E-R
3041X-R
3080X-R
3081E-R
3801E
3801X
Megaraid SAS 8308ELP
LSI Logic
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
nForce 550
nForce 570 Ultra
nForce 590 SLI
Nvidia
nForce3 250
nForce4 SLI
nForce4 Ultra
WD Compatibility Summary
WD Drive Models: WD6400AAKS, WD5000ABYS, WD5000AAKS, WD4000ABYS, WD4000AAKS,
WD3200ABYS, WD3200AAKS, WD2500ABYS, WD2500AAKS, WD1600ABYS, WD1600AAKS
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 SATA 1.5 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 1.5 Gb/s
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
RAID Adapter
Motherboard Chipset SATA 1.5 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
RAID Adapter
SATA to USB
SATA to USB
SATA to USB
Onboard Host
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
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 1.5 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Motherboard Chipset SATA 3 Gb/s
Interface
Type
Firmware
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v7.7.1
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v9.3.04
SATA 3 Gb/s v9.3.07
SATA 3 Gb/s v9.3.07
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 3 Gb/s v2019
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v8205
SATA 3 Gb/s v9194
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 3 Gb/s
SAS v1729
SAS
SAS
SAS v9160
SAS
SAS
SAS
SAS
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v rc-2102006044.3
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v2.05s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v1.18
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.05
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.03
SATA 3 Gb/s v1.04
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v2.42.02-r07a
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 3 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s v713r
SATA 3 Gb/s 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
ASUS P5GD2-X
5/4/2005 ASUS P5WD2 Premium
7/20/2006 ABIT AB9 PRO
6/23/2006 SUPERMICRO X7DVL-E
7/20/2006 ABIT AB9 PRO
5/12/2006 MSI K9N-Neo-F
6/15/2006 ASUS M2N-E
6/14/2006 ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
5/2/2006 EPOX EP-8KDA3 Plus
11/26/2004 ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE
4/18/2006 EPOX 9NPA + Ultra