Ultra SCSI Fast20 OverClock

BlueSCSI can support the Ultra SCSI Fast20 SCSI timings with an overclock.

Prerequisites

You will need an SCSI card that supports Ultra SCSI (Fast20) with a 50 pin connector or an HD68 to 50 pin adapter.

Flash the Beta uf2 file here: https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/releases/tag/MergeTurbo20-beta

Working

  • Adaptec 2940W PCI (Mac, Pico1)
    • 16MB/sec Read, 10MB/sec Write
  • Adaptec 2940W PCI (Win98 SE, Pico2)
    • 14.4MB/sec Read, 8.9MB/sec Write
  • Adaptec 2940UW PCI (Win7 32, Pico1)
    • 9.5MB/sec Read, 5.35MB/sec Write
    • Note: you must use the 68-pin connector to get 20MB/sec negotiation
  • Adaptec 2940UW PCI (Win98 SE, Pico1)
    • 16.3MB/sec Read, 7.2MB/sec Write
    • Note: you must use the 68-pin connector to get 20MB/sec negotiation
  • Symbios 22801 PCI (WinXP, Pico2)
    • 12MB/sec Read, 4MB/sec Write
  • Symbios 22801 PCI (Solaris 8 Sparc, Pico2)
    • 14MB/sec Read, 5.7MB/s Write
  • SGI O2 via 50p CDROM connector (IRIX 6.5.30, Pico2)
    • 16MB/sec Read, 8MB/sec Write

Unstable

  • Adaptec 2940U2B PCI (WinXP, Pico2)

Not working

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[SCSI]
SpeedGrade="TurboA"
MaxSyncSpeed=20

Generated 2025-05-07