PC Interrupts

[Geoffrey J. Swenson]

Having just upgraded my computer from a Classic 150

to a quite-fast AMD K6 233, (It's about 2x-3x faster)

I experienced the usual plug and pray nonsense, problems 

with my modem (if the Zip-drive SCSI card was in the system) and so on.


I thought that it would be of interest to both the

Flash List and CDUG that the solution was NOT a new

SCSI card, but replacing the ISA Sound card I had in

my system with a PCI version. I suppose that a (more 

than $100-buck) PCI scsi card would have worked also, but it seems a

waste for running just

a zip drive or a scanner.


It not only sounds a bit better (it has some 3-d effects that

improve the ambience and the perceived bass). And it cost only

$44 even with WA sales tax.


(and the old card was OK, it was a Turtle Beach), but I also have one

free interrupt (for com 1 & 3) that I didn't have before (my mouse

is now on the mouse port, IRQ 12).


So those of you wanting to add Wacom tablets may consider

this a good way to gain some reliability and extra interrupts.


This will be happening more with other devices for Wintel systems. PCI

is the way to go.


******

The mac people may find this a waste of time (and it really is, it

should be easier) but I've got a reliable and very fast system now.


-- 

Geoffrey J. Swenson

technoGRAPHIC Solutions

geoffreynwlink [dot] com

http://www.nwlink.com/~geoffrey/resume/res_wel.html



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