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Re: Info.

Date:2:26 am Sun Nov 5, 1995

Number:#98

From:Romeo

Base:Bomb_NET Hardware

To:Socrates

Subj:Re: Info.

S> I'm posting a message to find out about PCI.
S> I need to know why mboards come with 3 PCI and 4 ISA.. What the heck is
S> ISA?? I'm wondering this before I decide to totally go PCI.

ISA is what your modem is.. (8-bit isa anyways).. 16 bit has a little
addition to the slot.

VLB is a 16-bit ISA + a brown thingy on the end.

PCI is a white slot..

you can't go 100% PCI..

the only way you can run your VLB card with a PCI motherboard is if you
pick up an ASUS PCI motherboard.. (unfortunatly, they no longer make 486
boards).. *BUT* you won't need it. 80%+ of PCI motherboards have an
integrated 32bit IDE controller...

▄■∙ ROMEO ∙■▄

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S>     I'm posting a message to find out about PCI.
S>     I need to know why mboards come with 3 PCI and 4 ISA.. What the heck is
S> ISA?? I'm wondering this before I decide to totally go PCI.

    ISA is what your modem is..  (8-bit isa anyways)..  16 bit has a little
addition to the slot.

    VLB is a 16-bit ISA + a brown thingy on the end.

    PCI is a white slot..

    you can't go 100% PCI..

    the only way you can run your VLB card with a PCI motherboard is if you
pick up an ASUS PCI motherboard..  (unfortunatly, they no longer make 486
boards)..  *BUT* you won't need it.  80%+ of PCI motherboards have an
integrated 32bit IDE controller...


         ▄■∙ ROMEO ∙■▄

--- Renegade v5-9 Exp
* Origin: ▄■∙ SiLK & DESiRE ∙■▄ (2662:519/100)