At 16:20 -0700 08/29/2002, Bolton Peck wrote: >Hi there > >I have found some 2940W (not UW) Adaptect SCSI cards, and they even have >the socketed DIP package ROM, so no soldering! I just wanted to be sure >before dropping the $60 on one, that the 2940W would work in a Mac like >the 2940UW would, assuming the correct ROM chip of course.
I seriously doubt that they will work. I'm pretty sure that the 2940W does not use the AIC-7880 chip. Lift the sticker on the big square chip and confirm it one way or the other. Also, the 2940W is a Fast & Wide card, no UltraWide, so 20 MB/s is the best they'll do even when they do work. At that rate, you'd be just as well off with a 2930 or Miles BlueNote. I also suspect that the 2940W is not flashable. All the ones I saw used an EPROM which must be placed on a UV eraser in order to be reprogrammed. That's why the chip is socketed. One must physically remove the chip to reprogram it (or get a replacement chip from Adaptec) when firmware updates were released. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
