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3dp
Pilot

posted 10-28- 10:31 PM

Another question in my endless upgrade quest . . .

I have been scouting out new, inexpensive motherboards with at least one ISA slot for my SCSI card for my scanner. I actually have three ISA cards in my current PC, my modem which will be replaced with a PCI one I have laying around in my new system, my Diamond Monster 3D II video accelertor, which will be completely replaced in my new system, and my SCSI card for my scanner. The last was the only one I was going to retain.

However, someone recently told me that they thought that having an ISA card in a slot, even if it's not currently being used (I won't be scanning and playing FS-SDOE at the same time!) might be slowing down my system with its very presence.

Is this the case? If it is, screw my "at least one ISA" slot requirement for my new motherboard and I'll buy a new PCI SCSI card, which I presume exists?

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[This message has been edited by 3dp (edited 10-28-2001).]

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Nat
JAG

posted 10-29- 09:04 PM

Hi 3dp, I've never heard anything like that at all, IMO it shouldn't slow your system in anyway whatsoever. You want my opinion, you want to carry on using the ISA SCSI, fell happy to by a board with an ISA slot. If you're looking more for the long term with the new system you'e putting together, I'd say drop the SCSI/ISA and buy a new cheap scanner for USB instead, at the end of the day, having to support the ISA SCSI means you'll probably have to buy a lower spec motherboard with an ISA since most new boards don't support them. Still in answer, having an ISA slot should in no way slow your machine down.

~Nat~

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