PC Modems...... that's becoming an antique concept. ________________________________
From: RussellHltn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted At: Saturday, March 26, 2005 9:22 PM Posted To: FT-817 Conversation: [digitalradio] PCI Card Modem Subject: RE: [digitalradio] PCI Card Modem I think more then likely, that '97 era card is really an ISA card. Many computers in the last year or so don't have ISA slots anymore. The newer PCI slots are quite new. Do check on the height of what that new Dell can take as some new PCs only can take half-height cards. (Yes, height, not length.) I'm sure the box any new cards come in gives clear instructions in the "System Requirements" section usually found on the side of the box. I think there's also a new "low voltage buss" as well, but things for it are going to be fairly rare. The stock PCI buss is still the primary standard (unless it's for a video card, in that case it's AGP.) -----Original Message----- From: Vince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:02 AM To: Digital Radio Subject: [digitalradio] PCI Card Modem The mention of "the PCI card inputs (as opposed to the Drive Bay inputs) through the AC97 16 bit codec ... " in a recent posting here has got me wondering.... I know less than nothing about AC97 16 bit codec, or codecs in general, but my plan to install a (1997 era) PCI modem card in my Dell XPS Gen 4 came to an abrupt halt when I found that the old card has two banks of connector pins whereas, to my surprise, each of the PCI socket receptacles within this Dell PC accommodates a smaller length (less pins). After reading a web page about PCI cards, I became clearly aware that there are 32 bit and there are 64 bit PCI cards. Anyway, to my question(s): Since I am planning to install a PCI modem card soon, are the boxes clearly marked as PCI 32 bit or PCI 64 bit hardware cards? Or, asked another way, are present day PCI (modem) cards all of the 32 bit type ? Purchasing the wrong size PCI modem card is something that I want to avoid. Chances are good that I will purchase via Dell Online Store, but the local store is also a possibility. 73, de ~ Vince ~ WA2RSX IOTA NA-026 The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ <a href="http://dxcluster.blogspot.com";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalSpotter.gif"; height="67" width="200" style="border:0" alt="Digital Spotter"/></a> Yahoo! Groups Links The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ <a href="http://dxcluster.blogspot.com";><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/DigitalSpotter.gif"; height="67" width="200" style="border:0" alt="Digital Spotter"/></a> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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