Sider 2 contoller card c

[Jeff.Brielmaier@juge.com (Jeff Brielmaier)]

D >>From: DocVlad@mail.yahoo.com (Vernon Bartlett)
D >>Subject: Sider 2 contoller card card by Xebec - repair help/info
D >
D >Well I finally did it. I got the cables confused on my system and
D >hooked the IOmega Scsi zip drive to the Xebec Sider D2 controller
D >card. I was trying to transfer the contents of the drive to 100 MB
D >Iomega disks when the mishap occurred.
D >
D >The Zip is ok, but the system will not recognize the Sider D2 now. I
D >keep getting an occasional message from the controller card that the
D >Sider D2 not ready. The drive light blinks very slowly.
D >
D >The Xebec card I have has been modified with Glen Brendon's Sider chip
D >for Prodos. And the drive was reformatted orignally using Brendons'
D >utilities.

FYI: Glen Bredon never made a ROM for the Xebec/FCP drives.  The ROM was 
produced by Advanced Tech Services (Georgia).  [Unfortunately, they 
are out of business due to the death of the owner about 8 years ago.  I 
know this because I knew the owner and worked for ATS.]

D >Question: What part of the card is malfunctioning now? Looks like I
D >may have damaged an IC though nothing visible is observed.  Anyone
D >with previous experience in this area? The Rom appears intact.

I agree that you probably did do damage to the controller card.  I would
back track the SCSI Termination pin thru the controller card to see if
that is what got fried.

D >Also will the Ram Fast Scsi Cards control the sider D2 without
D >modification? If it will this may be my best bet.

I know that a RamFast would work with the "newer" Sider drives (the true
SCSI ones), but I think I heard that it would also work the older SASI
drives [someone else should back this up before taking my word though].

D >Is Omnishore electronics still in business?.... They took over the
D >Sider business in the early 90's.

I don't know, but here is their address from a manual that I still have:
   Omnishore Electronics Mfg Corp.
   1700Forrest Way
   Carson City, NV 89706
   Phn: 702-687-2800
   Fax: 702-687-2836

Note: If Onmishore is still in business, they will not know much about 
the ATS replacement ROM since Xebec/FCP didn't create it.


P.S. I have a few Sider controller cards laying around.  If you let me
know which rev you have, I'll see if I have a matching one.  If so, we
can probalby "make a deal".   [In additional to the Rev, try to describe
how the card is laid out so that I can try to match the layout in
addition to the rev (if I don't have the same rev).

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