Western Digital WD1600ABYS, WD3200AAKS, WD2500AAKS, WD2500ABYS, WD3200ABYS Supplementary Manual

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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 Model Device Type

3Ware

Adaptec

Areca

ATI

Broadcom

Highpoint

Technologies

Intel

Jmicron

LSI Logic

Nvidia

8500 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v7.7.1
9500s RAID Ada
9550x RAID Ada
9590se RAID Ada
9650SE RAID Ada
1420sa RAID Ada
2410sa RAID Ada
2420sa RAID Ada
1430SA RAID Ada
1220SA RAID Ada
SAS RAID 48300 RAID Ada
SAS RAID 44300 RAID Ada
SAS RAID 58300 RAID Ada
SAS RAID 4805SAS RAID Ada
SAS RAID 4805SAS RAID Ada
SAS 31605 RAID Ada
SAS 31205
SAS 3085 RAID Adapter SAS
ARC-1210 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524

RC-1220 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524
RC-1230 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.41.60524

RC-1260 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s
ARC-1280D-X8 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s
SB400 southbrid
SB450 southbrid
BC4852 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v rc-2102006044.3

1540 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v2.05s
1820a RAID Ada
2220 RAID Ada
2310 RAID Ada
2320 RAID Ada
3220 RAID Ada
82801er southbrid
82801fr southbrid
ICH6R Motherboard Chi
82801
82801hr southbrid
ESB2 southbrid
SRCS14L RAID Ada

m20330 SATA to USB SATA 3 Gb/s
m20337 SATA to USB SATA 3 Gb/s
m20339 SATA to USB SATA 3 Gb/s

mb363 Onboard Hos
150-6/4 RAID Ada
300-8X RAID Ada
3041E-R
3041X-R Host Bus Ada
3080X-R Host Bus Ada
3081E-R Host Bus Ada
3801E Host Bus Ada
3801X Host Bus Ada
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MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
MegaRAID SAS 8204XLP RAID Adapter
MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP RAID Adapter
MegaRAID SAS 8208XLP RAID Adapter
MegaRAID SAS 84016E RAID Adapter
MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP RAID Adapter
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP RAID Adapter
nForce 550 Motherboard Chi
nForce 570 Ultra Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 6/15/2006
nForce 590 SLI Motherboard Chi
nForce3 250 Motherboard Chi
nForce4 SLI Motherboard Chi
nForce4 Ultra Motherboard Chi

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e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 5/13/2005 MSI RS480M2-IL
e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 10/7/2005 ECS KA1-MVP 1.0

ich5r

ich6r) Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 2/21/2005 MSI 925XE Neo

r southbridge (ich7r

ich8r

e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 6/23/2006 SUPERMICRO X7DVL-E

araid SAS 8308ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041
araid SAS 8344ELP RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041
araid SAS 8480e RAID Adapter SAS v5.0.1.0041

RAID Adapter SAS

Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 4/23/2003 MSI 875P Neo-LSR

Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 5/4/2005
Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 7/20/2006

Host Bus Ada

RAID Ada

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v9.3.04
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v9.3.07
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v9.3.07
ter SATA 3 Gb/s
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v2019
ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v8205
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v9194
ter SATA 3 Gb/s
ter SATA 3 Gb/s
ter SAS v1729
ter SAS
ter SAS
ter SAS v9160
ter SAS
ter SAS

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v1.18
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.05
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.03
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.04
ter SATA 3 Gb/s

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v2.42.02-r07a

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v713r
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v814d

ter SAS
ter SAS
ter SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00
ter SAS fw1.15.00/bios6.08.00
ter SAS
ter SAS

ter SAS v5.0.1.0041

Interface

Type

SATA 3 Gb/s

SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7/20/2006

SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SAS v5.0.1.0041
SATA 3 Gb/s 5/12/2006 MSI K9N-Neo-

SATA 3 Gb/s 6/14/2006
SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5/2/2006 EPOX EP-8KDA3 Plus
SATA 3 Gb/s 11/26/2004ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE
SATA 3 Gb/s 4/18/2006 EPOX 9NPA + Ultra

Firmware

BIOS

Date**

Model Number

SUS P5GD2-X
SUS P5WD2 Premium
BIT AB9 PRO

BIT AB9 PRO

SUS M2N-E
SUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe

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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 .

Interface

Manufacturer Model Device Type

Oxford Semi

Pacific Digital

Promise

Silicon Image

SIS

ULI

VIA

** BIOS date listed if available from Manufacturer
*** This chipset can be applied to motherboard as an on-board host or to an add-in PCI or PCIe card. These chipsets were tested as an on-board host on a motherboard.

OXU921S SATA to USB SATA 3 Gb/s
Talon ZL4-150 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v3.09
FastTrak S150 SX4 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v2.0.70.24
FastTrak SX4100 RAID Ada
FastTrak TX2200 RAID Ada
FastTrak TX2300 RAID Ada
FastTrak TX 4302 RAID Ada
FastTrak TX4310 RAID Ada
PDC20376 Onboard Hos
PDC20779 Onboard Hos
SATA 150tx2+ RAID Ada
SATA300 tx4302 Host Bus Ada
SATAII150 SX8 Host Bus Ada
Su

erTrak ex16350 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.9.0.22

Su

erTrak EX8300 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.9.0.22
SuperTrak EX8350 RAID Adapter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.9.0.22
3726 5-port multiplier Onboard Host SATA 3 Gb/s 5/9/2005 MSI P4N Diamond
4723 2-

ort storage processor Onboard Hos
3114 RAID Ada
3124 RAID Ada
3132 RAID Ada
3512 RAID Adapter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v4.2.79
964 southbrid
965 southbrid
965L southbrid
1697 southbrid
M1573 southbrid
M1575 southbrid

T6420 southbridge Onboard Hos
T8237R southbridge Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 11/28/2003ABIT VT7
T8251 southbridge Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 12/6/2005

e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 9/14/2004 GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM
e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 7/25/2005 ECS PF88 Extreme Rev 1.0

e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 10/2/2006
e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 5/30/2006

e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 1.5 Gb/s 3/2/2005
e Motherboard ChipsetSATA 3 Gb/s 4/14/2006

ter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.6.0.9
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.5.0.3115
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.00.0.31
ter SATA 3 Gb/s
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v2.5.1.3115

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v1.00.0.33

ter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.00.0.36
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v1.00.0.37

ter SATA 1.5 Gb/s v5.3.14
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v6.3.18
ter SATA 3 Gb/s v7.2.20

Type

SATA 1.5 Gb/s 1.00.0.21 4/6/2004 MSI 655 MAX-FISR
SATA 3 Gb/s 2.00.01.25 4/25/2005 GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Royal

SATA 3 Gb/s 11/17/2005 MSI K8NGM2-L

SATA 1.5 Gb/s 2.21 8/24/2004 BIOSTAR K8NHA Pro

Firmware

BIOS

Date**

Model Number

SUS A8S-X
SRock 939SLI32-eSATA2
SUS P5RD1-V
SUS A8R32-MVP DELUXE

SUS A8V-MX VER 1.0

2579-701239-A01 Jan 2008