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The third PCI slot could be used for a network card or a PCI sound =
card(rare but most new models from now will be PCI). Your ISA slots =
could be used for most Soundcards(all sounblasters) an older style but =
still acceptable network card, an internal modem or a game card. There =
are also other things like TV tuners Radio receivers MPEG decoders MIDI =
cards and probably hundereds of other devices but these are not common. =
The practical difference between PCI and ISA is that PCI is 64 bit and =
ISA is 32. This is oversimplifying but probably all you need to know.
Another Video card question... actually referring to expansion =
slots. My computer has 6 expansion slots... 3 ISA and 3PCI... I =
assume one PCI is occupied currently by my ADI 3D Rage II video card ?? =
So if I purchase a rendition card and a 3dfx card... i could remove my =
ADI card and replace it with the StealthII S220 and then add a 3dfx card =
to the other slot.. correct?? and leave me one expansion slot... =
what would possibly be added to fill the 3rd slot ?? Curious here.=20
Also... how do you add a second joystick to the computer (dont =
need) but my wife asked me and I thought a game card was needed.... =
would that fill the third slot ???=20
=20
What are the ISA slots for ??? (I dont know the diff between ISA =
and PCI). I understand ISA have jumpers, etc and PCI is configured by =
the system... is that correct?=20
=20
I feel like an idiot always posting these questions... but i dont =
seem to find the answers over at the pc.video ng.=20
=20
Also... could a total novice like myself install these cards without =
any major problems ???=20
=20
BTW.. to those who responded to my motherboard upgrade questions... =
thank you. I discovered my board will work with upto pentium 200. =
Thanks again to all that have attempted to help me. I do greatly =
appreciate it.=20
=20
Scott B. Husted=20
http://home.ptd.net/~sbhusted=20
=20
=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The third PCI slot could be used for =
a network=20
card or a PCI sound card(rare but most new models from now will be PCI). =
Your=20
ISA slots could be used for most Soundcards(all sounblasters) an older =
style but=20
still acceptable network card, an internal modem or a game card. There =
are also=20
other things like TV tuners Radio receivers MPEG decoders MIDI cards and =
probably hundereds of other devices but these are not common. The =
practical=20
difference between PCI and ISA is that PCI is 64 bit and ISA is 32. This =
is=20
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og.net</A>>...</DIV>Another=20
Video card question... actually referring to expansion slots. =
My=20
computer has 6 expansion slots... 3 ISA and =
3PCI... =20
I assume one PCI is occupied currently by my ADI 3D Rage II =
video card=20
?? So if I purchase a rendition card and a 3dfx card... =
i could=20
remove my ADI card and replace it with the StealthII S220 and then =
add a=20
3dfx card to the other slot.. correct?? and leave me one expansion=20
slot... what would possibly be added to fill =
the 3rd=20
slot ?? Curious here.=20
<P>Also... how do you add a second joystick to the computer =
(dont=20
need) but my wife asked me and I thought a game card was =
needed.... =20
would that fill the third slot ???=20
<P>What are the ISA slots for ??? (I dont know the diff =
between=20
ISA and PCI). I understand ISA have jumpers, etc =
and PCI=20
is configured by the system... is that correct?=20
<P>I feel like an idiot always posting these questions... but i dont =
seem to=20
find the answers over at the pc.video ng.=20
<P>Also... could a total novice like myself install these cards =
without any=20
major problems ???=20
<P>BTW.. to those who responded to my motherboard upgrade =
questions... =20
thank you. I discovered my board will work with upto pentium=20
200. Thanks again to all that have attempted to help me. =
I do=20
greatly appreciate it.=20
<P>Scott B. Husted <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://home.ptd.net/~sbhusted">http://home.ptd.net/~sbhusted</A> =
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