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No, it did not have the firmware installed before I soldered the PICO W to the BSv2. And after it was soldered, I connected the USB cable, but as I said in my earlier post, it would not mount and therefore I could not copy any firmware to it. I then desoldered it and was able to copy the...

I can only say with near 100% certainty that my soldering job was not the issue to the problem I reported earlier. After I installed the firmware, that was the resolution to the problem. Whether that firmware install be done in the PICO W alone or while soldered to the BSv2 board, that...

I’m happy to report it is now working in my IIci as well. So I guess when telling people how to swap out their PICO for a PICO W, it’s important to tell them to first update the firmware on the PICO W and then after that solder it down. I also tested both of my BSv2’s without the power...

Well, I guess the UF2 file must indeed be the "firmware" mentioned by @Androda because I just finished soldering the PICO W back to the BSv2 board and then tested on our PowerMac 9600 at the office, using the excellent OverEasyII SCSI adapter by @Stephen . Booted the 9600 right away into System...

@Androda I sincerely appreciate your kindness in providing such a detailed explanation! QUESTION I downloaded this *.uf2 file from this page. Those UF2 files are the "firmware" you spoke of in your post, correct? If so, it is good because it's installed on my PICO W. At least, I think it is...

One last question before I solder the PICO W onto the BSv2... When I put back the regular PICO on the BSv2, the pins make good contact, such that I can press the button on the PICO and connect the USB cable to my Mac. And as is the case with the PICO W, the regular PICO too causes both LEDs...

Perfect advice. Thank you! I just copied to *.uf2 file to the PICO W and it ejected, as expected. The tiny GRN LED nearest the USB connector flashes 5 times repeatedly. I will solder it back to the BSv2 and then test later tonight. I appreciate your help.

@alexADB Before doing anything else today, I used my DMM in Continuity Check mode to touch every adjacent pair of pins. None were connected together. After that, my Hakko FR-301, combined with the fresh solder I had applied when soldering-in the PICO W, made quick work of desoldering the...

I didn't know I could connect only the PICO W to my Mac and mount it that way, which is why I never tried it. I could desolder it and try that, but I think I will wait to see what @eric has to say before I do that. For truly, if Eric can wave his magical advice wand and give me an insider...

@alexADB Thank you for your advice. There is absolutely no soldering issues whatsoever. I confirmed that. No issues when desoldering the old PICO either, thanks to my brand new Hakko FR-301. The SD card is known good and boots my other BlueSCSIv2 (the green colored one mentioned earlier)...

@eric I'm sorry to say I am stuck yet again, but this time on a different BlueSCSIv2. I desoldered the PICO from my other BlueSCSIv2 (from Kay Koba), and soldered in a PICO W that I purchased from Amazon Japan. Here's a photo... Here's what I did with the PICO W board installed: 1. I...

I am currently testing on my IIci, which I believe can run as old as 6.0.4, although I almost always use 6.0.8 whenever running System 6 on any of my Macs, including the SE/30. For now, I am doing most of my testing in System 7.1 and 7.6.1 (since 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 crash with Open Transport...

@Glenn Anderson Would you happen to know what the difference is between the DaynaPORT II & DaynaPORT (St.) II drivers shown below? My card is the DaynaPORT E/II-T, as shown in the photo I posted previously. I assume one of those two drivers must be correct, as they are the only two with...

I've spent many hours testing on my IIci, which has a Radius Thunder 24 GT video card and a DayStar Turbo040 40MHz accelerator installed (and their respective INITs), and of course I have a BlueSCSIv2 with a PICO W installed too. Here are my findings: 1. System 7.1 with Open Transport 1.3 is...

I concur with Eric. Now that I have a IIci and have cards installed, I am seeing a lot of warnings in the documentation for add-ons about having Virtual Memory switched on. Some things either won't work with Virtual Memory switched on at all, or acceleration will be lost.

"First batch all sold"? I didn't realize they had been on sale. Wow. Is there a sales page where people can order them? Also, I see there is a 3D-printed piece to keep the LCD in place. Is there a 3D printed case in the works? Or are there stand-offs on the bottom of the PCB to otherwise...

Wow, @Glenn Anderson ! Thanks for sharing that photo. What's interesting about the driver installer I mentioned on Macintosh Garden is that it adds that into the System file, rather than installing a control panel or extension. I checked the System file in ResEdit before and after the install...

Crackling/distorted audio "was" an issue in the past, but Zane at one point said that it should be easy to fix. Below are a few highlights from past discussions in this thread, for people who don't want to re-read everything... 1. I started posting in May 2022 on page 7, and Zane replied back...

Very true, Jeff. Of course, as you and I discussed in your thread, the crackling audio issue might matter to people interested in gaming. Zane was working on solving that problem. And that's really a huge deal because a large number of SE accelerators back in the day had audio issues that...

@Ubik One of the last emails I sent to them was to suggest that they do something similar to what you suggest, or at least assign rights to someone that they trust, be that Steve Chamberlin of BMOW, Kay Koba, CayMac Vintage, whoever! I suggested maybe they could even ask for a royalty if they...