Tekram DC-315U SCSI driver for Windows 7
theharper1
installing it caused Windows 7 to revert to the previous restore
point. Has anyone found a driver which works in 64bit Windows 7 with
the DC-315U? Or do I have to install the 64bit driver in a certain
way in order for it to work?
The SCSI adapter worked fine in 32bit XP. Since this is a base driver
problem, XP mode won't resolve it. I'd rather not try to dual boot
the PC, and a replacement SCSI adapter will be expensive. Anyone have
any ideas?
Bruce Morgen
Replacement cards are as
cheap as dirt on eBay --
50-pin SCSI is so passe
that there's very little
demand for them. Adaptec
is probably the surest bet
to work with a current OS.
Heck, I probably have one
to spare around here if
you want to try it and
have something to trade
for it.
theharper1
> Replacement cards are as
> cheap as dirt on eBay --
> 50-pin SCSI is so passe
> that there's very little
> demand for them. Adaptec
> is probably the surest bet
> to work with a current OS.
> Heck, I probably have one
> to spare around here if
> you want to try it and
> have something to trade
> for it.
No idea what I'd trade for it! I'd need to find a list of Adaptec PCI
cards with Windows 7 drivers. Otherwise I would be swapping one non-
functioning card for another.
Bruce Morgen
Agreed -- just find where
Windoze7 keeps its .inf
files (assuming that
convention hasn't been
changed) and do some
snooping to see what's
already supported, then
of course there's the
Adaptec website, which
has been very good over
the years at keeping up
with M$.
theharper1
> Agreed -- just find where Windoze7 keeps its .inf files (assuming that convention hasn't been changed) and do some
> snooping to see what's already supported, then of course there's the Adaptec website, which has been very good over
> the years at keeping up with M$.
http://ask.adaptec.com/scripts/adaptec_tic.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=13250
The link above lists which Adaptec SCSI cards have drivers included
with Windows 7. I've been offered a 29160 which is supported but it's
a PCI-X card (not PCI) which I doubt will work on the motherboard, and
the default connector is 68 pin not 50. I might try a computer fair
and see if I can pick up a second hand PCI card. A 2940AU would be
ideal.
Thanks again for the suggestions!
Bruce Morgen
No problem, glad to assist
-- I'm pretty sure the
spare Adaptec card I have
(somewhere) is a 2940 of
one ilk or another, and as
I previously noted they're
very cheap via eBay:
David Lesher
>The link above lists which Adaptec SCSI cards have drivers included
>with Windows 7. I've been offered a 29160 which is supported but it's
>a PCI-X card (not PCI) which I doubt will work on the motherboard, and
>the default connector is 68 pin not 50. I might try a computer fair
>and see if I can pick up a second hand PCI card. A 2940AU would be
>ideal.
Isn't PCIX compatable with PCI? It's PCI-E that shares only a name.
A 68-50 adapter is easy as well. But a $2 hamfest special might
be even less outlay.
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Michael Baeuerle
> theharper1 <the_h...@yahoo.com> writes:
> >
> > The link above lists which Adaptec SCSI cards have drivers included
> > with Windows 7. I've been offered a 29160 which is supported but it's
> > a PCI-X card (not PCI) which I doubt will work on the motherboard, and
> > the default connector is 68 pin not 50. I might try a computer fair
> > and see if I can pick up a second hand PCI card. A 2940AU would be
> > ideal.
>
> Isn't PCIX compatable with PCI? It's PCI-E that shares only a name.
AFAIK it should be compatible in general, but PCI-X is always 3.3V.
Therefore you need a 3.3V PCI-Slot (with key on the bracked side) or you
cannot plug in the PCI-X card. And with a 32Bit PCI-Slot you need space
on the mainboard for the "overhanging" part of the 64Bit PCI-X
connector.
Micha
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theharper1
> Isn't PCIX compatable with PCI? It's PCI-E that shares only a name.
> AFAIK it should be compatible in general, but PCI-X is always 3.3V.
> Therefore you need a 3.3V PCI-Slot (with key on the bracked side) or you
> cannot plug in the PCI-X card. And with a 32Bit PCI-Slot you need space
> on the mainboard for the "overhanging" part of the 64Bit PCI-X
> connector.
Thanks for the warning. I already knew about the problem of the
overhanging section. I need to check the motherboard to see if it's
physically possible.
theharper1
> theharper1 <the_har...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Feb 15, 3:38 am, Bruce Morgen <edi...@juno.com> wrote:
> >> Agreed -- just find where Windoze7 keeps its .inf files (assuming that convention hasn't been changed) and do some
> >> snooping to see what's already supported, then of course there's the Adaptec website, which has been very good over
> >> the years at keeping up with M$.
>
>
> >The link above lists which Adaptec SCSI cards have drivers included
> >with Windows 7. I've been offered a 29160 which is supported but it's
> >a PCI-X card (not PCI) which I doubt will work on the motherboard, and
> >the default connector is 68 pin not 50. I might try a computer fair
> >and see if I can pick up a second hand PCI card. A 2940AU would be
> >ideal.
>
> >Thanks again for the suggestions!
>
> No problem, glad to assist
> -- I'm pretty sure the
> spare Adaptec card I have
> (somewhere) is a 2940 of
> one ilk or another, and as
> I previously noted they're
> very cheap via eBay:
>
Thanks but the problem is that I'm in Australia, so the postage
becomes more than the card! ;)