Katana kit arrived with damage

Everything, SCSI card + Dev.Box, should work 100% on Windows XP (except you can't view the second partition of a split 4GB hard drive).

 

Would this perhaps be an easier route for me, as frankly XP would seek out the correct driver more readily than Win2k?

 

I guess so. I've never had a problem running it on Windows XP (for nearly 2 years now).

 

Sheeeeesh! <Looks at Win2k PC he took 2hrs to set up last week in preparation for Katana - and gives it a swift kick!>

I shall return ! :evil:

 

hehe

 

Weird, I never managed to make my "XP PC" boot with this scsi card... I bet the problem is that my mobo's on crystal meth...

Seriously I wish you Parris the best of luck !

FG

 

Are you sure you didn't accidentally try to mod the motherboard, thinking it was your Dreamcast's motherboard? :110:

 

Yeah i'm sure, this mobo is like 6 time bigger than a dc mobo ...
But I could try to do the "region changer" mod to it and then run RC1.7 on NullDc to see if it works ... (*checking on my PC mobo for a R512 resistor*)

Seriously I get a bios error from my PC when this pci card is inserted and it don't wanna boot further.

ps: you still owe me a DC mobo

FG

 

iirc. the card where both Adaptec, one was 2940U and the other one was 2940UW (not 100% sure can check this on saturday). Pretty sure that it was the second that worked for me after a few re-configurations.

edit: One of them micht have been a 2940AU.. as I said can check Saturday.

 

Any chance you could check precisely which card you obtained, which version of drivers are you using and what configuration did you finally find worked best for you? Oh, and that little red LED, is it meant to be on?

Appreciate it!

 

/me continues to troll away

I've got a whole bunch of old SCSI cards kicking around somewhere. Will have a dig and see if I've got anything of suitable mate..

 

If anyone has a spare Adaptec 2490U or UW I would be forever grateful, even if just to borrow for test purposes. Ta!

 

Unless you don't mind purchasing a 68-pin to 50-pin SCSI 2 adapter (more work), you're gonna want the Adaptec 2940U. The Adaptec 2940UW (Ultra Wide) would be 68-pins.

 

As I said in my edit, it might have been a 2940AU too.. can't remember ^_^

 

did a check and the one that worked for me was a 2940AU.
I also remember I had to try different SCSI IDs

 

I was chasing a Katana local to me on eBay that just sold as a spares / repair unit at £180.00 - what a joke! Not a chance!

 

any news?

 

Machine now in my hands. I've taken it apart, dumped the HDD as an image for later examination* and examined the repaired front plate. The front plate is not the source of the current problem. Installing XP on a machine to try to rig it up for reflashing. Probably won't be completed until tomorrow evening.

* Seems to have been used by a UK company for a Christmas season 2000 release.

 

You wouldn't happend to still have that black cap Parris? If... I mean WHEN I get this working again it would be nice to restore it to it's original front plate design.

/Storm - I mean, I would have saved it in one of the misc drawers, maybe there are more people like me out there.

 

Hi, I agree I would generally have kept that little cap, but the repair was actually carried out by a friend of mine in his workshop. It went in, 3 months later it came out.... without cap!

Sorry!

Good luck!