From: jschief@finbol.toppoint.de (Joerg Schlaeger) Subject: Re: NFAQ: Do ISA cards cripple EISA performance ? Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1993 17:31:23 GMT
jschief@finbol.toppoint.de writes in article <734365786snx@finbol.toppoint.de>:
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> alecm@coyote.uk.sun.com writes in article <1phdksINNbcu@uk-news.uk.sun.com>:
> >
> > I've heard from a friend that if you have an EISA machine, and install
> > an ISA card of any sort, the bus performance will drop to that of an
> > ordinary ISA bus.
> yes, it's true and depends on the chipset and layout of your motherboard.
> Some motherboards may be unable to make a differ the timing of the slots.
I wanted to say:
Some motherboards may be unable to make a different timing for the EISA-Slots with
ISA-Cards in. They detect the ISA-CARD and do ISA-Cycles for all or a group of EISA-Slots.
(this meens you get the timing like org. 8MHz AT ISA-Bus)
> Look in the board manual or the EISA-Setup Software to get more infomation !!
Sorry for mistake
Joerg