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| Mac SE/30 Network card identification | |
| Posted by: Deccman on 2023-06-06 02:52:23 I picked up a Mac SE/30 on the weekend which appears to have a network card in the PDS slot. It breaks out to a connector card with Thicknet, BNC and RJ-45. So far my Google-fu has failed me in finding out info about this card. All I can find on the card is "SI St NIC Rev D BD-031" and on connector card "Connector Card BD-033". Has anyone seen this brand of card before? There seems to be similar looking network cards for the SE/30, but haven't been able to find the exact one on the Internet.   | |
| Posted by: Daniël on 2023-06-06 03:18:13 If you're looking for a driver, the generic Apple Ethernet driver, or a driver for the Asante, Farallon or Shiva SE/30 cards may work just fine. The datasheet for that Macronix Ethernet controller mentions it's NatSemi DP83902 compatible, which almost all other SE/30 PDS cards use, and they generally are intercompatible driver wise (because it's effectively a DP83902 driver). | |
| Posted by: mikes-macs on 2023-06-06 03:29:52 Load up Tattle Tech and see what it identifies the NIC as. | |
Posted by: Deccman on 2023-06-06 03:49:36Load up Tattle Tech and see what it identifies the NIC as.I'm not finding anything with that name, other than a restaurant management app. Do you happen to have a link for that? If you're looking for a driver, the generic Apple Ethernet driver, or a driver for the Asante, Farallon or Shiva SE/30 cards may work just fine. The datasheet for that Macronix Ethernet controller mentions it's NatSemi DP83902 compatible, which almost all other SE/30 PDS cards use, and they generally are intercompatible driver wise (because it's effectively a DP83902 driver).Thanks for the info on the driver. There is a hard drive in the system, but I haven't powered it up yet as I want to get the logic board recapped first before going any further. I have a BlueSCSI on order for it, so hoping to do a clone of the HDD if it works. The board is in great condition, the surface mount caps have only just started to weep. I have cleaned them up with some isopropyl alcohol to stop any damage.  | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-06-06 04:18:07I'm not finding anything with that name, other than a restaurant management app. Do you happen to have a link for that? TattleTech - Macintosh GardenTattleTech is a System Profiler, Tech Support tool, and Bug Reporter application. It was formerly called TattleTale.
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| Posted by: Fizzbinn on 2023-06-06 12:21:38 Pretty sure that's a Sonic Systems Ethernet card, their ROMs are marked SSI (Sonic Systems Inc). Drivers at the bottom of this page: | |
| Posted by: Deccman on 2023-06-07 03:09:09 Ah brilliant, thanks Fizzbinn! | |
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