Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD Supplementary Manual

The chipsets, host adapters and RAID controllers listed below have been tested with WD Raptor drives for data integrity, interoperability, and compatibility and any special
conditions observed are noted in the comments section of the list below. Western Digital 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
9550SX
9590SE
1420SA
2410SA
2810SA
Adaptec
2420SA
48300SAS
4805SAS
Broadcom BC4852
1540
Highpoint
1820A
2220
82801ER (ICH5R)
ICH6
82801FR (ICH6R)
Intel
ICH7
82801GR (ICH7R)
Intel SRCS14L
MegaRAID 150-6
MegaRAID 300-8X
SAS3080X (1068)
LSI Logic
SAS 8308ELP
SAS 8480E
nForce 3 250
nForce 4
nVidia
nForce 5
PDC20375 ***
PDC20376 ***
PDC20779 ***
SATA TX2+
FastTrak SX4
SATAII 150SX8
Promise
FastTrak TX2200
FastTrak TX2300
FastTrak TX4200
FastTrak TX4300
FastTrak SX4100
FastTrak SX4300
SuperTrak EX8300
3114 ***
3112
Silicon Image
3124-2
3512 ***
3132 ***
Pacific Digital Talon XL4-150
SB 450
ATI
964
965
SiS
965L
VT8237
VIA
VT8251
M1573
ULI
** BIOS date listed if available from Manufacturer
*** This Chipset can be applied to Motherboard as an on-board host or to a add-in PCI or PCIe card. These chipsets were tested as an on-board host on a Motherboard.
2579-701189-A00 Jul 2006
WD Raptor Compatibility Summary
®
Models: WD1500ADFD, WD740ADFD, and WD360ADFD
Model Device Type
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
SAS Controller
SATA Controller
SATA Controller
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
On Board Host
On Board Host
On Board Host
SATA Controller
RAID adapter
SATA Controller
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
RAID adapter
On Board Host
SATA Controller
RAID adapter
On Board Host
On Board Host
RAID adapter
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Motherboard Chipset SATA II
Motherboard Chipset SATA I
Interface Type Firmware
SATA I
7.7.1
SATA I
9.2.1.1
SATA II
9.3.0.2
SATA II
SATA I
2015
SATA I
8205
SATA I
8205
SATA II N/A
SAS F/W tested: 627A16
SAS
SATA I
1.4.2
SATA I 2.05S
SATA I 1.16
SATA II 1.03
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
SATA I
2.42.02-R07A
SATA I 713N
SATA II 813J
1.10.00.00
SAS (03/22/2006)
5.0.1-0022
SAS (03/31/2006)
5.0.1-0022
SAS (03/31/2006)
N/A
N/A
N/A
SATA I N/A
SATA I N/A
SATA I N/A
SATA I 1.00.0.33
SATA I 2.0.70.24
SATA II 1.00.0.37
SATA I 2.00.0.31
SATA II 2.00.0.31
SATA II 2.00.0.31
SATA II 2.00.0.31
SATA II 2.06.0.4
SATA II 2.7.0.19
SATA II 2.9.0.10
SATA I N/A
SATA I 4.2.50
SATA II 6.2.17
SATA II N/A
SATA II N/A
SATA I 3.09
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
BIOS
Date** Comments
V5.1-0 [Build
9160]
(06/06/06)
V1.3-0 1729
(Jun 26, 2006)
4/23/2003 MSI 975P Neo-LSR
8/19/2004 Intel D925XCV
5/4/2005 ASUS P5WD2 Premium
6.06.06.00
(2006.03.22)
5/5/2004 Epox EP-9KDA3+
11/26/2004 ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
5/12/2006
2/25/2003 MSI 655 MAX-LS
2/25/2003 MSI 655 MAX-FISR
4/25/2005 Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal
11/26/2004 ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
9/17/2003 Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro
4/21/2005 Gigabyte GA-81955X Royal
10/7/2005 ECS KA1-MVP
9/24/2004 Gigabyte GA-8S661FXM
7/25/2005 ECS PF88 Extreme
8/3/2005 ASUS K8S-MX
00/28/2003 ABIT VT7
3/2/2005 ASUS P5RD1-VM