Subject: Re: Sider 2 contoller card c From: DocVlad@mail.yahoo.com (Vernon Bartlett) Date: Sat, Dec 12, 1998 07Ç14*]Ê Message-id: <36731b7b.92966110@news.mindspring.com> On 06 Dec 98 16:41:00 GMT, Jeff.Brielmaier@juge.com (Jeff Brielmaier) wrote: >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.] I got the chip and the format software from Bredon directly from Bredon when I purchased Prosel and other items. Th software is marked Advanced Tech Services. I was led to believe that Bredon was ATS by another party when I purchased it. I do remember the order came from Georgia originally. >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. I modified the drive myself immediately after purchase. > > >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). > > * KingQWK 1.05 # [PK] * [No-SPAM please] email: jeffb@texasmicro.com The ATS EPROM chip states: D4A/D4T PRODOS 103816 B FCP 1990 The card itself has the following ID: -its orientation is component side up, slot connector facing me. XEBEC (Lower right hand corner) FCC ID: C7FFKL103916APPLE (Right Top) ASSY : 103916 05 - the 05 is taped on - Center Top REV: H 05 -The 05 is taped on - Center Top toward right S/N: 7-0707 - Right Top The card is laid out in a very organized fashion. (From the left) 50 pin Ribbon connector. Primary Capacitor Bank (Total capacitors C1-C36) C31 exists at the lower right of the card as a single capacitor. Jumpers W1 and W2 (Intermixed but side by side) Choke Bank: L1-L16 Followed by Chips: U1-U16. Ic chips are laid out essentially in columns (Some a little diagonal). Column 1 - 5 chips (U1, U5, RN1, U11, U14) Column 2 - 4 chips (U4,U8,U12,U15) Column 3 - 4 chips (U2, U6 [the eprom], U10, U16 Column 4 - 4 chips ( U3,U7,U9,U13) A Single resistor Network IC exists at RN1 marked CTS8651. It markings/ID are upside down from the other chips. ************************************************************* Spam will not be tolerated. The yahoo email address is a Spam Pit. For actual Correspondence send Email to: Vernon Bartlett Home: VernonB@mindspring.com Remove for correspondence ***********************************************************