Oops, sorry for the first post but this is the correction: On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:21:29 -0500 MikeRF/A2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>- - - >Typical of everything related to SCSI on Macs, I have found no >reviews or reports of successes or failures of the firmware and >driver versions for the Adaptec PowerDomain 29160 SCSI card. Adaptec >offers them for download with very little info. or specific >recommendation. Their Mac support knowledge base is pitiful. They >offer support only if you have the code from the original package. >Buy one used and you're on your own. > >Can anyone share your experiences using this card on a Beige (mine's >a rev 1 MT) in both OS 9 and OS X (10.2.8 preferably). Please let >me know which firmware and driver version combo worked best. Any >booting problems? I can not boot from this card. Two different >Seagate 18 GB Cheetahs. > I know MMMV, but it's a start. Try XLR8yourmac.com for their archives on Adaptec cards. I have no experience with the 29160 yet but as I surmise 160 MB/sec peak transfer rates are achievable with short data bursts of 128k or less, the speed settling down to 27-28 MB/sec with long file transfers of 8 MB or more. For benchmarking go to ATTO's site and download a copy of ExpressTools 2.2 A 2940UWPI (Mac ROM) card I received was DOA (black screen, no startup chime, nada) on my 7600 so I figure its ROM was corrupted but couldn't update it on the Mac. I tried this trick: flash with a PC ROM on a PC, reinstall on the 7600 then flash it with a Mac ROM - it worked. Firmware 1.1 for OS 8.5.1 or earlier, 1.2 for OS 8.6 up, so 1.3beta is probably for OS X. Not sure if 10.2.8 has a SCSI Manager like Classic OS, but the 29160 might run (stand alone) without it. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
