Is there a solution for (made by) OEM cards or inboard SCSI solutions?
Yes there is, but it is not without risk and is not for the faint of heart: When you have an OEM card or motherboard SCSI solution that has the “different from AHA branded products” PnP deviceID, you may still have a possibility to convert an Adaptec sourced retail card BIOS for use on your card or inboard solution. There are about 5 or 6 places in a ROM image where the PnP deviceID is stored. When a PCI BIOS extension starts, it uses those device IDs to find and check against the card/SCSI chipset. If that ID is not found it does not load. Change the deviceIDs in the ROM image to the ID used for your card and you are on your way. There is one small problem however: Adaptec BIOSes are compressed BIOSes headed by a decompression routine. You will have to decompress the BIOS before you can edit it, and compress it afterwards, then paste it behind the decompression header again. Your ROM image is now ready. If you have a problem understanding what is written here (it involves the use of L
