Drivers for DaynaSCSI adapter?

#1 Tue, 3 Apr 2012 - 14:42

Does anyone have - or know where to find - the drivers for a Dayna SCSI/Link-T SCSI-Ethernet adapter? I think the installer is the same for all models; the file I am looking for is prob'ly called daynaport-installer-753 (or with a newer version number). Intel used to host the Dayna drivers, as did the Mac Driver Museum, but all links seem to be dead. I think driverguide.com host the file, but you cannot download directly from them, only through an adware-infested (I take it) .exe file.

I'd love to get my SE/30 hooked up to the Information Superhighway so any help would be greatly appreciated!

#2 Wed, 4 Apr 2012 - 04:34

...as did the Mac Driver Museum, but all links seem to be dead.

They're very much alive

http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/nic/daynaport-installer-753.hqx

#3 Wed, 4 Apr 2012 - 21:41

Thanks!

Gee... I wonder why I didn't find that one. I was looking at the broken link at: http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/network.html (as opposed to .shtml)

Now I just need to find a DB-50 to DB-25 SCSI cable and we'll be all set.

#4 Thu, 5 Apr 2012 - 01:11

SCSI cables and Mac serial cables are probably the most plentiful old-Mac-compatible item at thrift stores. Well power cables too I guess. I actually found one recently that had a SPLITTER ("SCSI Tee") attached on the 50-pin side - 1 male and 2 females. That's pretty cool. Though it may be more useful to have a splitter for the 25-pin variety, it is theoretically possible to make this connection, whether it would actually work or not:

Mac -> 25 to 50 cable -> splitter -> typical external scsi device with 2 50-pin ports

Other female 50-pin port on splitter -> 50 to 25 cable -> Zip drive #1

Other female 50-pin port on typical SCSI device -> 50 to 25 cable -> Zip drive #2