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What is a SCSI host adaptor?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019
  1. A SCSI host adapter is a device used to connect one or more other SCSI devices to a computer bus. It is commonly called a SCSIcontroller, which is not strictly correct as any component understanding the SCSI protocol can be called a controller. It connects to the PCI Express.
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