Nutmeg 30/2 expansion card: any references or drivers?

flalvare · Nov 9, 2011

Hi:

Recently i bought a SE/30 that came with this expansion card:

I replaced the card with Asante Ethernet, but anyway I would like to know more references for this card (it seems a video card) and if somebody could point me to the drivers (as the SE/30 came without drivers or programs).

Thanks in advance

Trash80toHP_Mini · Nov 9, 2011

Try Gamba's Monitor/VidCard Matrix w/driver downloads and lowendmac's VidCard spec/reviews.

Dog Cow · Nov 9, 2011

References on the card: http://macgui.com/usenet/search.php?q=nutmeg

Quite a few. Take your pick.

colinbird · Sep 11, 2018

I have a Nutmeg labelled 30/2. I presume you found the drivers. The card is from Canada. It powered a large grey scaled monitor - long gone.

zacsmacs · Jun 2, 2019

Hello I have been wondering if it would be possible to source drivers for the Nutmeg 30/2 Video adapter card for the Macintosh SE/30 on System 7.

Thanks!

Burgertrench · Aug 29, 2021

I'm re-posting my findings about these drivers, after my initial posts relating to nutmeg cards was lost in the great server crash. The nutmeg cards have a driver built in to the card, which will activate when a compatible monitor is connected. I have a Nutmeg 30/8 card and have been using it as such under system 6 through 7.5.5. Either a monitor or a Mac to VGA adaptor need to be connected which set the sense lines to indicate a compatible monitor model, in my case I have an adaptor with dip switches emulating a 13" Apple Colour Display. Furthermore the 30/8 card outputs sync on green, so requires a monitor compatible with RGsB, or a converter such as those made by Extron. I believe the 30/2 and 30/8 are similar in operation in most respects. There are drivers around for the 30/2 as linked above but I've not found any for the 30/8. I hope this information helps anyone else with this model of card.

Pushpull76 · Aug 6, 2022

Burgertrench said:
I'm re-posting my findings about these drivers, after my initial posts relating to nutmeg cards was lost in the great server crash. The nutmeg cards have a driver built in to the card, which will activate when a compatible monitor is connected. I have a Nutmeg 30/8 card and have been using it as such under system 6 through 7.5.5. Either a monitor or a Mac to VGA adaptor need to be connected which set the sense lines to indicate a compatible monitor model, in my case I have an adaptor with dip switches emulating a 13" Apple Colour Display. Furthermore the 30/8 card outputs sync on green, so requires a monitor compatible with RGsB, or a converter such as those made by Extron. I believe the 30/2 and 30/8 are similar in operation in most respects. There are drivers around for the 30/2 as linked above but I've not found any for the 30/8. I hope this information helps anyone else with this model of card.

Hi there, thanks for your post. I have a 30/8 found in a used se/30 bought here in Italy; i'm still repairing the machine, after that I'll be able to read the hard disk and check if there is any driver installed.

Burgertrench · Aug 6, 2022

Pushpull76 said:
Hi there, thanks for your post. I have a 30/8 found in a used se/30 bought here in Italy; i'm still repairing the machine, after that I'll be able to read the hard disk and check if there is any driver installed.

Good luck, reach out if I can assist.

Pushpull76 · Aug 7, 2022

Burgertrench said:
Good luck, reach out if I can assist.

Thanks; I turned on the SE/30 yesterday night changing the motherboard with another recapped one. No traces of drivers around for the graphic card.

Burgertrench · Aug 7, 2022

Pushpull76 said:
Thanks; I turned on the SE/30 yesterday night changing the motherboard with another recapped one. No traces of drivers around for the graphic card.

I never found any driver for the 30/8 either, only the 30/2. But it works fine without any driver as long as a compatible monitor is connected at startup.

Burgertrench · Aug 7, 2022

Pushpull76 said:
Hi there, thanks for your post. I have a 30/8 found in a used se/30 bought here in Italy; i'm still repairing the machine, after that I'll be able to read the hard disk and check if there is any driver installed.

Do let me know if you find a driver on that machine, grab it before the drive fails!

Pushpull76 · Aug 8, 2022

Burgertrench said:
Do let me know if you find a driver on that machine, grab it before the drive fails!

Ok, no drivers found on the hard disk. Probably it doesn't need any driver, the previous owner was using it with a external monitor connected without any problem.

Burgertrench · Aug 8, 2022

Pushpull76 said:
Ok, no drivers found on the hard disk. Probably it doesn't need any driver, the previous owner was using it with a external monitor connected without any problem.

Ok, that sounds the same as my experience.

stansteph54 · Nov 22, 2025

Hi there,

I've just picked up a 30/2 and looking for'drivers as well as compatible monitors list.

Many thanks beforehand.

Nutmeg 30/2 expansion card: any references or drivers?

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