Naughty_Nigel Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 I have just bought an LSI Logic LSI 20160 SCSI Adaptor card to fit into the PCI slot on an HP Desktop machine running Windows 7 x64. (This is so I can backup and recover files from tapes using a spare HP Tape Streamer which has an Ultra 160 SCSI port.) However, on installing the card I have found there are no Windows 7 drivers available. I have done a bit of research, and I understand that the drivers were provided with some versions of Windows 2008 x 64 server, but not the R2 variants. (They are not on our own 2008 R2 server.) One forum post provided a list of driver files (see below), and suggests that the drivers from Server 2008 work perfectly well in 2008 R2, but are not signed; so presumably, they will also work in Windows 7 x64? For the benefit of others I have upload this along with the other "legacy" LSI drivers. Details from the INF files: SYM_HI.INF DevDesc2 = "LSI Logic 22910, 21002 PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C896 Device" DevDesc3 = "LSI Logic 8953U PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C895A Device" SYMC8XX.INF DevDesc5 = "LSI Logic 8600SP PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C860 Device" DevDesc6 = "LSI Logic 8951U, 8952U PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C895 Device" DevDesc8 = "LSI Logic 875XS|D, 2280X PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C875, 53C876 Device" SYM_U3.INF DevDesc1 = "LSI Logic Ultra160 PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C1010-33 Device" DevDesc2 = "LSI Logic Ultra160 PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C1010-66 Device" (There was also a link to a zip file containing the required drivers, but this was over two years old, and had evidently been removed. ) LSI say they have no plans to release drivers for Windows 7 or 2008 R2. The latest drivers listed on their website seem to be for Windows Xp and 2003. The alternative is that I install a PCIe SCSI adaptor, but they don't come cheap. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
PiqueABoo Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 The story rings a bell: I think that adapter might be one once used for tape drives in some model of RM server and if it is the same I did download those drivers from somewhere... never used because a new (supported) SCSI card seemed like a better plan. It might be a day or two before I figure out if I still have them though.
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 Thank you. That would be great. As I said, I could buy a new PCIe SCSI card, but apart from the cost (at least £100 + VAT), I have a brand new LSI20160 card and a vacant PCI slot, so it seems a pity not to use them. I will keep my fingers crossed that you still have the drivers. Nigel.
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 Moving to Windows 7 forum. Thank you. I thought that was where I put it, but it seems I was mistaken. Nigel.
rckngslnd Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Hi If you have them drivers it would be very handy , PLEASE PLEASE could you post them
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 Hi If you have them drivers it would be very handy , PLEASE PLEASE could you post them If I find them I will gladly share them. I take it you also have an LSI 20160 SCSI Adaptor which doesn't work with Windows 7? Does anyone at all make a PCI SCSI card for Ultra 160 /320 SCSI that supports Windows 7 I wonder? It is not just the high cost of the new PCIe SCSI cards which is an issue, it is also having a spare PCIe slot when there is a perfectly good PCI slot going begging. Nigel.
SYNACK Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Would one of these do the trick, may be a little slow but looks to have 64bit drivers: Adaptec - Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 Adaptec AHA- 29160LP PCI SCSI Card UNIVERSAL PCIX133
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 Would one of these do the trick, may be a little slow but looks to have 64bit drivers: Adaptec - Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 Adaptec AHA- 29160LP PCI SCSI Card UNIVERSAL PCIX133 I think the 29160 LP might do the trick, but they don't seem easy to come by. I will have a look on fleabay. You also have to be careful as some of these come in PCI-X flavour, which isn't always obvious. Furthermore, I am using a low profile PC, so I have to be doubly careful! From what I see, nobody makes, or has made an Ultra 320 PCI card, or is that an oxymoron? (In other words, would a PCI slot even support 320 MB/Second?) Nigel
SYNACK Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 I think the 29160 LP might do the trick, but they don't seem easy to come by. I will have a look on fleabay. You also have to be careful as some of these come in PCI-X flavour, which isn't always obvious. Furthermore, I am using a low profile PC, so I have to be doubly careful! From what I see, nobody makes, or has made an Ultra 320 PCI card, or is that an oxymoron? (In other words, would a PCI slot even support 320 MB/Second?) Nigel 133MB/s for a 32 bit one Conventional PCI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a lot of the PCI-X 64 ones will actually work on a 32bit bus by hanging the extra over the end of the slot. There is a gap in just the right place to allow this for some cards. The 133MB/s is shared too which is why PCI was such a limit, PCIe is a hell of a lot faster. I think the one I linked to is a LP card. Why would you inflict a LP case on yourself for a testing machine?
PiqueABoo Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Might get spanked for this, we'll see but the file I mentioned is attached (and that is what it was called). Again haven't got a clue whether it works as advertised, eats children and so on.LSI_Logic_20160_win2k8r2_x64_drivers.zip 3
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 Might get spanked for this, we'll see but the file I mentioned is attached (and that is what it was called). Again haven't got a clue whether it works as advertised, eats children and so on. Thank you so much! It works! I got the usual warning messages from Micro$oft about people stealing my data, (they would have to be sad individuals), and it seemed to take a long time, but the card is now recognsied and works. :) Regarding the SFF case; this is my desktop machine, which I wanted to attach an old LTO2 tape steamer to for various reasons. It is an HP Compaq machine with a quad core 3.0 GHz CPU and 8 GB of RAM, so it fairly flies along! Thank you again.
rckngslnd Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks need to try on server tom, we let know if it works out ok
rckngslnd Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Might get spanked for this, we'll see but the file I mentioned is attached (and that is what it was called). Again haven't got a clue whether it works as advertised, eats children and so on. Thanks these worked a treat on our server 2008 r2 64bit
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 19, 2012 Author Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) This was extremely well timed. I tried out the new driver/controller by connecting an LTO2 drive and running a full backup to a spare tape. (I don’t' usually worry about workstation backups as everything is on the server.) Anyhow, switched on this morning, "attempting to boot from HDD". Half an hour later, still "attempting to boot from HDD". The original disk with Xp on it fired up without any problems, so we are currently transferring all the data back from the tape to a new HDD. Just shows you can never rely on anything. This is an 18 month old HP machine which has never given a moment's problem before. Running WD diagnostic from another workstation it seems that the drive is recognised all the time, but is reading and writing only intermittently. Most odd. NN Edited June 19, 2012 by Naughty_Nigel
rckngslnd Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Might get spanked for this, we'll see but the file I mentioned is attached (and that is what it was called). Again haven't got a clue whether it works as advertised, eats children and so on. Hi Have you got the drivers for this card please LSI Logic Ultra160 PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C1010-66 Device
Naughty_Nigel Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 Hi Have you got the drivers for this card please LSI Logic Ultra160 PCI SCSI Adapter; 53C1010-66 Device The driver provided above is the one you need. The LSI 20160 SCSI adaptor reports itself as a "53C1010-66 Device" in Windows 7 Device Manager. Nigel.
Naughty_Nigel Posted July 2, 2012 Author Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) This was extremely well timed. I tried out the new driver/controller by connecting an LTO2 drive and running a full backup to a spare tape. (I don’t' usually worry about workstation backups as everything is on the server.) Anyhow, switched on this morning, "attempting to boot from HDD". Half an hour later, still "attempting to boot from HDD". The original disk with Xp on it fired up without any problems, so we are currently transferring all the data back from the tape to a new HDD. Just shows you can never rely on anything. This is an 18 month old HP machine which has never given a moment's problem before. Running WD diagnostic from another workstation it seems that the drive is recognised all the time, but is reading and writing only intermittently. Most odd. NN Just as a post script on the above, I have now suffered a second idential HDD failure within two week! (The problem seems to be that the Registry / MBR / FAT or whatever is being corrupted when the machine tries to shut down.) I don't think this is connected with the SCSI controller or driver, but I thought I should mention it just in case anyone else has the same problem. I will post this as a seprate question on the forum. NN Edited July 2, 2012 by Naughty_Nigel
Hat-trick Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 @PiqueABoo - Many Thanks! Your drivers got my card working under Win7 x64 - thanks for the effort, much appreciated!
nmpeter Posted December 24, 2012 Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) after having a few issues with a PCi-E to PCI card adapter, I was able to find a driver that allows the LSI Ultra Scsi 160 from my XW 5000 workstation to be used in Win7 without it complaining that the driver was for the wrong platform. This one is pretty old..but it sure has the right stuff. Found it via cnet, but it's only for this specific chipset..the LSI Card badged drivers all had issues resulting in no operation. Going for the chipset driver yielded the expectd resulted..surprising when you not the build date on the driver.. I had installed win7 on the xw a few years ago, but I couldn't afford all the software updates I needed for a real move to win7..I had a vague memory of using the scsi controller for booting. anyhow..if you're still wanting to use scsi I salute you wih the following screen shots from my win7 setup. EVGA Z68 ftw mb core i5 lots of sata drives and some vintage 1992 scsi hard disks. I used a startech pci-e to PCI card adapter to install the LSI in an open PCI-e slot..so to speak, I'm really reaching back in time with this part of my setup. Oh yeah..you can find this driver package here....: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Host%20Bus%20Adapters/Host%20Bus%20Adapters%20Common%20Files/LSIMPT_SCSI_WinVista_1.28.03.zip Edited December 24, 2012 by nmpeter
Yar Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Might get spanked for this, we'll see but the file I mentioned is attached (and that is what it was called). Again haven't got a clue whether it works as advertised, eats children and so on. Yeah I know, old thread, but it saved me. Thanks PiqueABoo very much for your upload. These drivers (as it turned out) also work for the older LSI (Symbios 22801) dual controller, in Windows 7 Ultimate. These controllers use the "53C875/876" controller chips. I installed using the drivers update feature in device manager, then directed the manager to a USB drive with this uncompacted ucode. Win 7 device manager is content, I'm content, and the world is a better place, well two out of three isn't bad. I can access my archived data drives, and my tape library drives. Yar
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