Tested Motherboard Compatibility List Series (7000/8000/9500S series)
Updated: April, 2007 The 3ware card is installed with 4 attached drives in the first slot closest to the AGP port. Testing consists of installing both Linux and Windows operating systems, using RAID 0, 10, and 5 configurations, and executing a test suite to insure functional interoperability.

Manufacturer

Abit Abit Abit Abit Abit Abit Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Compaq Dell Dell Dell Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Iwill Iwill Iwill Iwill MSI MSI MSI

900-0026-00 Rev J

AG8 KD7A KG-7 KV7 KX7 NF7-S A7M266 A7M266-D A7V600

Chipset

Intel 915P VIA KT400A

AMD761/VIA 686B

Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI Asus Asus Asus Asus Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Award AMI AMI

BIOS Version

6.00PG CT B6 2/27/2003 1004A 1009 1003A 1005

PCI Slot

PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-X133 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-X-133 PCI-X
P4 Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Dual Athlon Athlon Dual P3 P3 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 Xeon Dual Xeon Opteron Athlon P4 Dual Xeon Xeon
VIA KT600A VIA KT333 Nvidia nForce2 AMD 761 AMD 762 VIA KT600 ServerWorks ServerSet III CUR-DLS LE CUV4X-DLS VIA 694XDP NCLV-D Intel E7320 P4B533 Intel 845E P4C800-E Intel 875 P4G8X Intel E7205 P4S533 SiS 645DX P4S8X SiS 648 P4T Intel 850 P5AD2 Intel 925X P5GD1 Intel 915P PC-DL Intel 875P ServerWorks GCLE System PR-DLS Set SK8N Nvidia nForce3 Pro150 VIA K8T800 SK8V Presario 7000 Intel 850 PowerEdge 2600 Intel E7501 Precision 650 Intel Precision Intel E7525 Workstation 670 GA-7A8DW AMD 8111 GA-7DX AMD 761 GA-8ANXP-D Intel 925X chipset GA-8IRX Intel 845 D845HV D850EMV2 D850GB D865GBF SCB2 SE7210TP1-E SE7500CW2 SE7501CW2 SE7505VB2 SE7230NH1-LX 1 SE7520BDSE7221BKSE7525GPSE7520JR2 DCA200N DK8X KA266plus MPX2 KT6V-LSR 745 Ultra (MS6561) 915P COMBO-FR Intel 845 Intel 850E Intel 850 Intel 865G ServerWorks* Enterprise ServerSet* III HE SL Intel E7210 Intel E7500 Intel E7501 Intel E7505 Intel E7230 Intel E7520 Intel E7221 Intel E7525 Intel E7520 Intel 840 AMD 8151 Ali AliMAGiK1 AMD 760MPX VIA KT600 SiS 745 Intel 915P
PCI-X 66Mhz & PCI-E x8 Dual Xeon EM64T

1002 beta 5 P06

Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI AMI AMI AMI AMI AMI Phoenix Phoenix AMI
F5 F6 HV84510A.86A.0045.P 14 MV85010A.86A.0061.P 23 GB85010A.86A.0076.P 17 BF86510A.86A.0033.P 06 SCB20.86B.0011.P01. 0109121047 1.25 86B.0022.P04
64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Opteron PCI-33 Athlon PCI-33 P4 PCI-33 P4 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-X-66 64-bit PCI-X-133 64-bit PCI-X-133 64-bit PCI-X-133 P4 P4 P4 P4 Dual P3 P4 Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Pentium 4 Dual Xeon P4 Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual P3
NH72310J.86B.1303.2006.1012.PCI-E x1 & PCI 32-bit/33Mhz
Phoenix AMI Award Phoenix AMI
12/19/2000 08.00.10 1.04.2002 8/26/2002 1.1
64-bit PCI-X-133 64-bit PCI-X-100 64-bit PCI-X-66 64-bit PCI-X-133 PCI-66 64-bit PCI-XDual Opteron 133 PCI-33 Athlon 64-bit PCI-66 Dual Athlon PCI-33 Athlon PCI-33 PCI-33 P4 P4

AMI AMI Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix
8.00.10 v08.00.08 1.01 1.04 V1.00

PCI-X 64-bit/100Mhz

64-bit PCI-X-133 64-bit PCI-X-133

PCI-X 64-bit/133Mhz

PCI-X 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X-133
Note: If you encounter problems with a certain motherboard, check the manufacturer for the latest BIOS. Contact 3ware's web site frequently for the latest updated list:
See KB 10848 regarding support of riser cards (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10848) See KB 10964 regarding support of Tyan S2880/S2885, Intel SE7501CW2 (Clearwater), and ASUS PP-DLW 1 See KB 12435 regarding Intel motherboard compatibility (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12435) 1 See KB 12435 regarding SE7520AF2 Intel motherboard compatibility (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12435). http://www.3ware.com/products/sys_compatibility.asp
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Tested Motherboard Compatibility List Series (7000/8000/9500S series)
Updated: August 23, 2006 The 3ware card is installed with 4 attached drives in the first slot closest to the AGP port. Testing consists of installing both Linux and Windows operating systems, using RAID 0, 10, and 5 configurations, and executing a test suite to insure functional interoperability.

Manufacturer

Abit Abit Abit Abit Abit Abit Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Compaq Dell Dell Dell Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Iwill Iwill Iwill Iwill MSI MSI MSI MSI MSI

900-0026-00 Rev I

AG8 KD7A KG-7 KV7 KX7 NF7-S A7M266 A7M266-D A7V600

Chipset

Intel 915P VIA KT400A

AMD761/VIA 686B

Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Asus Asus Asus Asus Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Award AMI AMI

BIOS Version

6.00PG CT B6 2/27/2003 1004A 1003A 1005

PCI Slot

PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-X133 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-X-133 PCI-X
P4 Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Athlon Dual Athlon Athlon Dual P3 P3 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 P4 Xeon Dual Xeon Opteron Athlon P4 Dual Xeon Xeon
VIA KT600A VIA KT333 Nvidia nForce2 AMD 761 AMD 762 VIA KT600 ServerWorks ServerSet III CUR-DLS LE CUV4X-DLS VIA 694XDP P4B533 Intel 845E P4C800-E Intel 875 P4G8X Intel E7205 P4S533 SiS 645DX P4S8X SiS 648 P4T Intel 850 P5AD2 Intel 925X P5GD1 Intel 915P PC-DL Intel 875P ServerWorks GCLE System PR-DLS Set SK8N Nvidia nForce3 Pro150 VIA K8T800 SK8V Presario 7000 Intel 850 PowerEdge 2600 Intel E7501 Precision 650 Intel Precision Intel E7525 Workstation 670 GA-7A8DW AMD 8111 GA-7DX AMD 761 GA-8ANXP-D Intel 925X chipset GA-8IRX Intel 845 D845HV D850EMV2 D850GB D865GBF SCB2 SE7210TP1-E SE7500CW2 SE7501CW2 SE7505VBSE7520BDSE7221BKSE7525GPSE7520JR2 DCA200N DK8X KA266plus MPX2 KT6V-LSR 745 Ultra (MS6561) 915P COMBO-FR K7D (MS-6501) K7T266Pro Intel 845 Intel 850E Intel 850 Intel 865G ServerWorks* Enterprise ServerSet* III HE SL Intel E7210 Intel E7500 Intel E7501 Intel E7505 Intel E7520 Intel E7221 Intel E7525 Intel E7520 Intel 840 AMD 8151 Ali AliMAGiK1 AMD 760MPX VIA KT600 SiS 745 Intel 915P AMD 760MPX VIA KT266A

1002 beta 5 P06

Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI AMI AMI AMI AMI AMI Phoenix Phoenix
F5 F6 HV84510A.86A.0045.P 14 MV85010A.86A.0061.P 23 GB85010A.86A.0076.P 17 BF86510A.86A.0033.P 06 SCB20.86B.0011.P01. 0109121047 1.25 86B.0022.P04
64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Opteron PCI-33 Athlon PCI-33 P4 PCI-33 P4 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 P4 P4 P4 P4 Dual P3
Phoenix AMI Award Phoenix AMI Award AMI
12/19/2000 08.00.10 1.04.2002 8/26/2002 1.1 1.5 1.8
64-bit PCI-X-66 P4 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon 64-bit PCI-X-100 P4 64-bit PCI-X-66 Dual Xeon 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon PCI-66 Dual P3 64-bit PCI-XDual Opteron 133 PCI-33 Athlon 64-bit PCI-66 Dual Athlon PCI-33 Athlon PCI-33 PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 PCI-33 P4 P4 Dual Athlon Athlon

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Motherboard Compatibility List for the 3ware Web Site
Updated: August 23, 2006 MSI MSI SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro SuperMicro Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan Tyan K8D Master MS-9161 370DLE P4SCT P4SGA Super P3TDE6 Super P4DC6+ X5DA8 X5DPE-G2 X6DAE-G X6DAi-G X6DH8-G2 X6DH8-XB X6DH8-XG2 X6DVA-EG P8SCI S2080 S2460 S2462 S2466 S2510 S2567 S2603 S2665ANF S2668AN S2676 S2720 S2722 S2727GNN S2735G3 S2850G2N S2882G3 S2885 S5360G2NR AMD 8131 AMD 8111 ServerWorks ServerSet III LE Intel 875 chipset Intel 845G ServerWorks ServerSet III HE Super Light Intel 860 Intel E7505 Intel E7501 Intel E7525 Intel E7525 Intel E7520 Intel E7520 E7520 Intel E7320 Intel E7221 Intel 815e AMD 760MP AMD 760MP AMD-760 MPX ServerWorks ServerSet III LE Serverworks Serverset HESL Intel i860 Intel i7505 Intel i7505 Intel i7525 Intel 7500 Intel i7500 ServerWorks GC-SL AMD 8111 AMD 8111/8131 AMD 8131 Intel i7520 Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI Phoenix AMI Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI AMI Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix AMI AMI AMI Rev 1.0a 1.0b 1.05 1.03 2.09 4.01 1.06 1.05a 1.07 1.05.2665 1.08.00.08 08.00.04 AMI AMI AMI Award Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix 1.31 1.0c 1.03 1.1B Rev 1.0 Rev 1.0 Rev 1.0a AMI 1.0 5/12/03 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-X-66 32-bit 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X Slot PCI-33 64-bit PCI-33 64-bit PCI-33 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-66 64-bit PCI-X-133 32-bit PCI 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-X133 64-bit PCI-33 Dual Opteron Dual Opteron Dual P3 P4 P4 Dual P3 Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Pentium 4 P3 Dual Athlon Dual Athlon Dual Athlon Dual P3 Dual P3 Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon Dual Xeon

AMI Phoenix

v08.00.08 V1.00
Dual Xeon Dual Xeon 32-bit PCI Opteron 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Opteron 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Opteron 64-bit PCI-X-133 Dual Xeon
Note: If you encounter problems with a certain motherboard, check the manufacturer for the latest BIOS. Contact 3ware's web site frequently for the latest updated list. http://www.3ware.com
See KB 10848 regarding support of riser cards (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10848) See KB 10964 regarding support of Tyan S2880/S2885, Intel SE7501CW2 (Clearwater), and ASUS PP-DLW 1 See KB 12435 regarding Intel motherboard compatibility (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12435) 1 See KB 12435 regarding SE7520AF2 Intel motherboard compatibility (http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=12435)

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