In a message dated 9/19/01 4:08:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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So, you're saying the existing card has drivers or [ not ] .
SW from a third party that can be used in a Mac?
>>
No drivers are available, or are they possible, under MacOS.
Perhaps Linux can do it by programmed I/O. Linux requires a special driver
for the Mac version of the Promise card, anyway, so it may be possible to
take a PC version of this same card and program it under Linux.
>>
If so, please indicate the third parties so I can see about dl'ing the SW
and/or contacting them. The card in question is a Rev.1 Ultra 66 for use in a
beige desktop 233 MHz (also Rev.1).
>>
The Promise chip set is modified in several ways for use on a Mac under
MacOS. All of these modifications are so:
1) the card will be seen by the Mac's boot code as a SCSI card, and
2) the firmware on the card will be compatible with the MacOS's SCSI Manager.
As a PC card, the Promise card has none of these capabilities.
FWIW, there are at least three versions of the Promise card:
1) PC only, non-RAID,
2) PC only, RAID,
3) Mac only, implicitly supports RAID.
AFAIK, there is no Mac only, non-RAID version of this card.
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