I'm looking to find a Redhat Linux compatible SCSI card to use with a Sony tape drive (SDX-D400C). The drive is a few years old and lists the requirements for use as a Ultra Wide SCSI Single-ended/Low Voltage Differential (LVD) 68-pin connector. While I've used some of the newer SCSI technologies, my memory is a bit fuzzy and, in looking, I'm not sure what card I should get. Adaptec usually has pretty good compatibility with Redhat systems, so I was trying to go with them. I found some of their older cards available online (AHA-2940UW and AHA-2940U2W) that sound like they might work. The 2940UW does not mention supporting LVD technology, and the 2940U2W is Ultra-2 SCSI, which I'm not sure is compatible with this tape drive.

So, if someone knows, or wants to take a look at Sony's specs on the drive here and recommend a good SCSI card, I'd really appreciate any advice.

Thanks.

I'm using an adaptic AHA -2940UW with a Quantum DLT 7000 and it's working just fine. I believe it's a 1995 card, and it is LVD/SE (low voltage device, single-ended, btw.. terminate the ribbon). It works fine with RHEL 3.0 You can find one on eBay for ~$25