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From: lmebold@sgcl1.unisg.ch
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ISA to EISA
Message-ID: <1993Apr15.140003.611@sgcl1.unisg.ch>
Date: 15 Apr 93 14:00:03 GMT
References: <CASEY.93Apr9115458@grace.wharton.upenn.edu> <9APR199312315727@envmsa.eas.asu.edu>
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In article <9APR199312315727@envmsa.eas.asu.edu>, firman@envmsa.eas.asu.edu (B B S) writes:
> In article <CASEY.93Apr9115458@grace.wharton.upenn.edu>, casey@grace.wharton.upenn.edu (Shawn Casey) writes...
>>Hello,
>> 
>>I have a question for anyone that may be familiar with ISA and EISA sytem
>>configurations.
>> 
>>1)  After I switch the ISA boards into the EISA board (all of the cards are
>>ISA) the system seems to work with no problem what so ever.  But some of the 
>>interupt problems that we had with the ISA board continue with the EISA board.
>>Is it my understanding that the EISA board should be able to handle IRQ 
>>conficts when running windows.
>> 
>>	Problem:  When running our network via telnet (tcp/ip) with windows
>>	running the system kicks us out of windows (IRQ confict within windows
>>	I assume).
>> 
>>Also, are there any memory address problems that will happen when the 
>>boards are switched (base memory that is).
> 
> As far as I know, if you are using EISA mother board, you have to use also
> EISA cards or else your computer system will be slower than when you're
> using ISA board with ISA cards.
> 							-Bill


That's nonsense!!  You can use ISA cards in an EISA-system without problem
and at the same speed as in an ISA system!!

-Luke
