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16-Bit ISA in 8-Bit slot
Name: Peter S. Date: December 27, 2004 at 10:42:46 Pacific OS: MS-DOS 5.00 CPU/Ram: 8088-XT
Comment:
Hi, I know there was one earlier post in Mar. 2003 about putting a 16-Bit ISA Card in an 8-Bit slot. However, that was for a external SCSI Hard drive controller card. Can you stick any 16-Bit Video, Modem, or Internal HDD Controller card inside an 8-Bit slot? Will it only work in 8-Bit mode? Could it cause any damage? I have a 16 bit MFM HDD Controller that I want to put in an IBM XT.
Notice they both work on +5vdc so you won't fry anything. I've done it with varied success...modems generally worked, ide cards generally worked and sound cards did too. Personally, I'd plug it in, connect the cables and boot the machine. You'll get a "drive controller" error message if it doesn't work.
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