WD Compatibility Summary

WD Drive Models: WD6400AAKS, WD5000ABYS, WD5000AAKS, WD4000ABYS, WD4000AAKS, WD3200ABYS, WD3200AAKS, WD2500ABYS, WD2500AAKS, WD1600ABYS, WD1600AAKS The chipsets, host adapters, and RAID controllers listed below have been tested with WD drives for data integrity, interoperability, and compatibility, and any special conditions observed are noted in the comments section of the list below. WD 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 9550x 9590se 9650SE 1420sa 2410sa 2420sa 1430SA 1220SA SAS RAID 48300 SAS RAID 44300 SAS RAID 58300 SAS RAID 4805SAS SAS RAID 4805SAS SAS 31605 SAS 31205 (31605 family) SAS 3085 ARC-1210 ARC-1220 ARC-1230 ARC-1260 ARC-1280D-X8 SB400 southbridge SB450 southbridge BC1820a 82801er southbridge (ich5r) 82801fr southbridge (ich6r) ICH6R 82801gr southbridge (ich7r) 82801hr southbridge (ich8r) ESB2 southbridge SRCS14L jm20330 jm20337 jm20339 jmb363 150-6/4 300-8X 3041E-R 3041X-R 3080X-R 3081E-R 3801E 3801X Megaraid SAS 8308ELP Megaraid SAS 8344ELP Megaraid SAS 8480e MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP MegaRAID SAS 84016E MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP nForce 550 nForce 570 Ultra nForce 590 SLI nForcenForce4 SLI nForce4 Ultra

Device Type

RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset RAID Adapter SATA to USB SATA to USB SATA to USB Onboard Host RAID Adapter RAID Adapter Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter RAID Adapter Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset Motherboard Chipset

Interface Type

SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SAS SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s

Firmware

v7.7.1 v9.3.04 v9.3.07 v9.3.07 v2019 v8205 v9194

BIOS Date**

Model Number

Adaptec

ATI Broadcom Highpoint Technologies
3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s
v1.41.60524 v1.41.60524 v1.41.60524
5/13/2005 10/7/2005 v rc-2102006044.3 v2.05s v1.18 v1.05 v1.03 v1.04 4/23/2003 2/21/2005 5/4/2005 7/20/2006 6/23/2006 v2.42.02-r07a
MSI RS480M2-IL ECS KA1-MVP 1.0
MSI 875P Neo-LSR MSI 925XE Neo ASUS P5GD2-X ASUS P5WD2 Premium ABIT AB9 PRO SUPERMICRO X7DVL-E

Jmicron

7/20/2006 v713r v814d

ABIT AB9 PRO

fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00 fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00

LSI Logic

v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.0041 v5.0.1.Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 5/12/2006 6/15/2006 6/14/2006 5/2/2006 11/26/2004 4/18/2006 MSI K9N-Neo-F ASUS M2N-E ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe EPOX EP-8KDA3 Plus ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE EPOX 9NPA + Ultra

Nvidia

Oxford Semi Pacific Digital
SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 1.5 Gb/s 3 Gb/s
v3.09 v2.0.70.24 v2.6.0.9 v2.5.0.3115 v2.00.0.31 v2.5.1.3115 1.00.0.21 2.00.01.25 v1.00.0.33 v1.00.0.36 v1.00.0.37 v2.9.0.22 v2.9.0.22 v2.9.0.22
OXU921S SATA to USB Talon ZL4-150 RAID Adapter FastTrak S150 SX4 RAID Adapter FastTrak SX4100 RAID Adapter FastTrak TX2200 RAID Adapter FastTrak TX2300 RAID Adapter FastTrak TX 4302 RAID Adapter FastTrak TX4310 RAID Adapter PDC20376 Onboard Host Promise PDC20779 Onboard Host SATA 150tx2+ RAID Adapter SATA300 tx4302 Host Bus Adapter SATAII150 SX8 Host Bus Adapter SuperTrak ex16350 RAID Adapter SuperTrak EX8300 RAID Adapter SuperTrak EX8350 RAID Adapter 3726 5-port multiplier Onboard Host 4723 2-port storage processor Onboard Host 3114 RAID Adapter Silicon Image 3124 RAID Adapter 3132 RAID Adapter 3512 RAID Adapter 964 southbridge Motherboard Chipset 965 southbridge Motherboard Chipset SIS 965L southbridge Motherboard Chipset 1697 southbridge Motherboard Chipset M1573 southbridge Motherboard Chipset ULI M1575 southbridge Motherboard Chipset VT6420 southbridge Onboard Host VT8237R southbridge Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8251 southbridge Motherboard Chipset ** BIOS date listed if available from Manufacturer *** This chipset can be applied to motherboard as an on-board host or to an add-in

2579-701239-A01 Jan 2008

4/6/2004 4/25/2005
MSI 655 MAX-FISR GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Royal
5/9/2005 11/17/2005 v5.3.14 v6.3.18 v7.2.20 v4.2.79 9/14/2004 7/25/2005 10/2/2006 5/30/2006 3/2/2005 4/14/2006 8/24/2004 11/28/2003 12/6/2005
MSI P4N Diamond MSI K8NGM2-L
GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM ECS PF88 Extreme Rev 1.0 ASUS A8S-X ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 ASUS P5RD1-V ASUS A8R32-MVP DELUXE BIOSTAR K8NHA Pro ABIT VT7 ASUS A8V-MX VER 1.0
PCI or PCIe card. These chipsets were tested as an on-board host on a motherboard.

Tested (Motherboard and SATA Hard Disk) Compatibility Lists for the RocketRAID 23xx Series RAID Host Adapter.
MOTHERBOARD Manufacturer ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS ASUS Gigabyte Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel MSI Supermicro Supermciro Supermciro Supermicro Supermicro TYAN TYAN TYAN TYAN
Model A8N-SLI Premium A8N-SLI-D A8N-E A8R32-MVP Deluxe P5ND2-SLI Deluxe P5N32-SLI Deluxe P5MT-M P5WD2 Premium P5WD2-E Premium GA-G1975X D975XBX D955XBK D915GAG SE7525GP2 SE7320SP2 SE7520AF2 945GM2 H-F PDSME X6DH8-G2 X6DVL-EG X6DHE-G X6DHT-G S2865 S2892 S2895 S5362
Chipset NVIDIA nForce4 SLI NVIDIA nForce4 SLI NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Intel E7230 Intel 955X Intel 975X Intel 975X Intel 975X Intel 955X Intel 915X Intel E7525 Intel E7320 Intel E7520 Intel 945G Intel E7230 Intel E7520 Intel E7320 Intel E7520 Intel E7520 NVIDIA nForce4 NVIDIA nForce Prof. 2200 NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200/2050 Intel E7520
CPU Type Athlon64 Athlon64 Athlon64 Athlon64 Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Pentium Xeon Xeon Xeon Pentium Pentium Xeon Xeon Xeon Xeon Opteron Opteron Opteron Xeon

8/2/2006

SATA I and SATA II Hard Disk Manufacturer Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Hitachi Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Maxtor Samsung Samsung Samsung Seagate Seagate Seagate 8/2/2006 Model HDS728080PLA380 HDS728080PLA380 HDS722580VLSA80 HDS722512VLSA80 HDS722525VLSA80 HDT722525DLA380 HDS722525VLSA80 HDS724040KLSA80 HDS725050KLA360 6L200M0 7B300S0 6H500F0 6H500F0 6V320F0 6V250F0 6B250S0 7B250S0 7Y250M00654RA 6Y160M004573E 6Y160M004551A 6Y120M004530A 6Y080M0 6Y060M042501A SP4002H SP0812C HD160JJ ST360015AS ST380011AS ST380013AS Firmware PF20A50D PF2OA60A V32OA6MA V330A60A V360A60A V440A80A V360A6MA KFAOA20N K2AOA51A BANC1G10 BANC1B70 HA431C00 IHA421BMO VA101600 VA101600 BANC1B10 BANC19R0 YAR51EW0 YAR51GW0 YAR51EW0 YAR51BW0 YAR51EW0 YAR51VW0 QU100-04 SU100-25 WU100-33 3.01 3.05 3.15 Interface SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I Capacity (GB) 80 * * * Notes
SATA I and SATA II Hard Disk Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate WD WD WD WD WD WD WD 8/2/2006 ST380819AS 380013AS 380023AS ST3120022AS ST3120023AS 3120026AS ST3160023AS ST3160827AS ST3160812AS 3160027AS 3160023AS ST3160827AS ST3250820AS ST3300832AS ST3300831AS ST3400832AS ST3400622AS ST3400632NS ST3500641AS ST3500641NS ST3750640AS ST3750640NS WD740GD WD740GD WD800GD WD1200JB WD1500ADFD WD1600JD WD2500JD 3 3.18 3.01 2.51 3.01 3.05 3.17 3.4 3.AKB 3 3.03 3.03 3.AAC 3.03 3.03 3.03 3.AAH 5.01 2.AAA/3.AAE 3.AEC 3.AAC 3.AAC 31.08F31 27.08D27 21.08U21 06.00R06 20.07P20 00HBB0 02.05D02 SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I SATA I 250 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
SATA I and SATA II Hard Disk WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD2500KS WD2500JD WD2500KS WD2500YD 2500JD 2500JD 2500JS WD2500JD WD3200SD WD3200JS WD3200KS WD4000YR 4000YR WD5000KS WD5000YS 02.01C03 08.02D08 02.01C03 1.00E+02 02.05D02 08.02D08 02.01c03 22HBB0 08.05J08 21.00M21 21.00M21 01.06A01 01.06A01 6.02E+06 07.02E07 SATA II SATA I SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA II SATA I SATA I SATA II SATA II 500 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Note: * Staggered Spin Up not supported