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I always forget this.  I just tried my SE/30 and I had to start MacTCP ping before it would respond to a ping. I'm running OT 1.3

What version of the Asante driver do you have?   I'm not sure if it's the latest,  but my version is 5.6.0

TPL= Twisted Pair, Link integrity enabled TPN= Twisted Pair, Link Integrity not enabled Tk=Thick Ethernet (10 Base 5) Tn=Thin Ethernet (10 Base 2) Link Integrity is used to determine if there's a connection to another device like a hub.

I'm assuming it's a MacCon SE/30-- There's a switch on the back for AUI vs TP. Is that set correctly?

You'll need a Ping Utility like AG Tools , MacTCP ping, or OTTool.  If you have a PC on the network, just ping the Mac and see if it responds.

Not sure about this but try booting off a floppy or CD, with Startup Disk on it, then use Startup Disk to Select the SCSI2SD partition. 'System Picker' might help with that too. That's an old shareware app that allowed booting multiple systems.

I have the same issue in my PB540C with a SCSI2SD -- It freezes when the disk spins down. Have you found a solution to the issue on yours?

I used a CF adapter and a 32GB CF card in my Pismo. There's an adapter you can get with an enclosure that's the same size as a hard drive, fit right in the bracket. Works great.

Thanks for the info everyone.  I have 36MB RAM in the machine, and I think I'll install 7.6.1 for now and see how it runs. 

My Powerbook 540 is currently running a fresh install of 7.1.1 --  Are there any good reasons / PB specific fixes/ advantages to move up to a later version?   I kind of like 7.1 but don't know if it's worth moving to 7.6.1.

Herb is still around.  I just traded e-mails with him today. I checked his site for Mac Plus case parts, did not see any.  You'd be better off picking up a non functional plus for the case parts.

Is there any reason why a 40 PIN to 50 PIN SCSI adapter cable would not work with a SCSI2SD and a Powerbook 540? AFAIK, Both are SE SCSI.  I looked at the pinouts of the 40 pin connector on the IBM drive and a 50 pin SCSI interface and made this table. I'm thinking of putting something together...

I've been following along as you do this-- using one of my 540C batteries. I used an X-Acto knife and slowly / carefully cut it along the seams and inside the compartment for the circuit board until it popped open. The plastic is pretty soft and I was able to work my way through.  It took about...

I recently got a PB540C, in good shape with 36MB RAM and a 320MB drive.  The drive is working, but pretty noisy. I read that finding a replacement hard drive is not going to be easy, and the SCSI to IDE adapters are impossible to find.  I also think the 540 can boot off a PC card but I don't...

I set up my SCSI2SD with  HD SC Setup 7.3.5+ as a single 2GB partition and installed the driver on that, then copied over my System folder. Maybe try setting up 2 devices in the SCSI2SD with separate SCSI ID's and a single 2GB partition on each?

I don't think so-- I boot 7.1 on a SCSI2SD and System 6.0.8 has 2GB partition support.  How did you format the second partition?

It was just the disk test.  Overall the SCSI2SD runs great. I finished the install and it's now mounted internally.   The hard drive was a Quantum ProDrive Lightning 540S, and I think that was a pretty fast drive back then. Overall I think the SCSI2SD is doing OK speed wise .

Has anyone installed a SCSI2SD in their SE/30?  Just wondering how the speed compared to the hard drive. I have mine connected to the external SCSI port. I ran Speedometer 4.0.2 with the Hard drive in my SE/30, then compared it to the SCSI2SD. The V5 SCSI2SD was slightly slower -- The hard...

I think that is a Tandon drive. Probably 5MB. Edit: I looked at one of the other pics and see that it is a Tandon drive... Looks like it is a TM600 model

That Z card has an SGS Z-80 CPU,so it might be a CP/M card. I replaced a ton of those SGS cpu's from Italy way back in the 80's. They were used in bar code readers and had a high failure rate.