Trantor T-228
@508C.ADF "Trantor T228 MicroChannel SCSI Host
Adapter"
SCSIWorks version 1.3 (Disk1) For Trantor
products. Includes DOS drivers
SCSIWorks version 1.3 (Disk2) For Trantor
products. Includes DOS drivers
ASPI Managers for Trantor products Drivers
for DOS and Windows 3.x
Upgrade for Trantor ASPI Managers Upgrades
existing files to EZ-SCSI 3.1 versions
TRAN_NT.EXE WinNT 3.1/3.5 drivers for
T160/260, T338, T348, and T358
TRAN_OS2.EXE OS/2 v2.x drivers for
T128/228, T130b, T160/260, T338, T348, and T358 OS/2 v3.0 WARP BETA
will require the updated OS/2 drivers for Trantor SCSI adapters available
from IBM to properly register with the new WARP Resource Manager.
Trantor T228 SCSI Adapter
ADF Sections
Comments and image are from William R. Walsh and the original
is HERE
T228 SCSI Host Adapter
J1 – Internal 50 pin SCSI connector
P1 – DB25 External SCSI connector
RN 1,2,3 – Removable internal terminators |
U1, 2 – Sockets (boot BIOS?)
U22 – Zilog SCSI IC
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I don't normally go into this kind of detail level, but
there wasn't much on the adapter...it consists mainly of simple logic chips
and PALs.
This looks like a card that came with a bundled CD-ROM
drive from NEC. Mine has “NEC-Assembled In USA” printed on the board. Someone
has written “NEC CD-ROM” near the external DB25 port. It has sockets for
a ROM, probably a boot-BIOS. The sockets on mine are empty.
I don't think this would be a terribly high performance
adapter. However, it is simple and can use the very inexpensive DB25 (Apple)
SCSI cables. There is also a “standard” 50 pin internal connector. If you
don't have the matching NEC CD-ROM, I see no reason why this couldn't be
used as a secondary adapter to drive any other CD-ROM, scanner or tape
device with reasonable speed. I am not sure what drivers would be required
to make this adapter work. I've never seen a Zilog SCSI chipset...
ADF Sections for
@508c "Trantor T228 MicroChannel SCSI Host Adapter"
Memory Address
The Trantor T228 is memory mapped. It requires a
single 8k block of memory in the address space normally used by adapter
ROMs.
<"cc000h - cdfffh">,
c8000h - c9fffh, dc000h - ddfffh, d8000h - d9fffh
Boot ROM
When used with direct access devices (i.e., SCSI hard
disk) the T228 can be used to boot the computer in the absense of another
bootable hard disk. This feature is only needed, and only works when there
is no other bootable hard disk in the computer.
<"Disabled">, Enabled
Interrupt Channel
When used with multitasking systems such as Novell and
Xenix, the T228 needs a single IRQ channel. The T228 does not use
interrupts under MS-DOS.
<"None">, 3, 5,
7, 10, 12, 14, 15
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