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Acard 67160M, 67162M; Anyone Have One of These?
Posted by: trag on 2021-08-31 18:15:00
I found some cheap PC versions of these cards. I was wondering if anyone has the Macintosh version. Or more directly, knows how to convert the PC version to the Mac version.
Posted by: Nixontheknight on 2021-08-31 19:49:54
You might be able to flash them like other cards, but you need a special utility to do so
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2021-09-01 08:28:18
What kind of card, function?
Posted by: trag on 2021-09-01 12:02:18
What kind of card, function?

They are Ultra160 SCSI cards. Dual channel -- or they can be if one installs the missing connector. Also, IIRC, some flavor of enhanced PCI, so might get a performance boost in an MDD or G5.

You might be able to flash them like other cards, but you need a special utility to do so

On Acard's UltraATA cards there's always a couple of resistors that need. moving/replacing in addition to the firmware switch. Their SCSI cards might only need the firmware, but I'm not confident of that.

I don't need a special utility. I'm happy to pull the Flash chip off and program it. But I need the code that goes on the Flash chip....
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2021-09-04 19:14:39
Was the optional SCSI card of the Digital Audio generation OEM'd by ACARD? That I know I have on hand . . . somewhere?
Posted by: trag on 2021-09-05 16:43:16
Was the optional SCSI card of the Digital Audio generation OEM'd by ACARD? That I know I have on hand . . . somewhere?
I don't know. Apple tended to use Adaptec, although. I think there was a run of Initio Miles U2W cards. I wonder if Everymac would say.

Searching Google and reading everymac turns up many mentions of a SCSI option but no specification of what card was used. I think it was an Atto, not I M as I said above because I found some OEM Atto U160 cards for sale.
Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2021-09-05 18:04:21
I should be able to check when I get back home next week if they really have installed the main living area carpet. 🙄
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