jboggs@inco.UUCP (John Boggs) (03/22/90)
I'm considering upgrading my XT-clone by swapping out the motherboard for either a 286 or 386 version. My question is, will my current add-in boards work in the 16-bit expansion slots? My current set of boards in- cludes disk controller, multi-function I/O, modem, and MIDI interface card. Will I have to replace any on these or can I use them as is? Also, will my existing 135W power supply be sufficient if I don't add additional disk drives? Thanks in advance for any help. -- John Boggs McDonnell Douglas Electronic Systems Company McLean, Virginia, USA
rspangle@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Randy Spangler) (03/22/90)
In article <7937@inco.UUCP> jboggs@inco.UUCP (John Boggs) writes: >I'm considering upgrading my XT-clone by swapping out the motherboard for >either a 286 or 386 version. My question is, will my current add-in >boards work in the 16-bit expansion slots? My current set of boards in- >cludes disk controller, multi-function I/O, modem, and MIDI interface card. >Will I have to replace any on these or can I use them as is? To my knowledge, all 8-bit cards will work in 16-bit slots. I've got a Micronics 386 16MHz motherboard with I/O, mouse, MIDI, second disk controller card, etc. in 16-bit slots. You will definately want to get a 16-bit disk controller, though. The 8-bit bottleneck is something to avoid if possible. (Your old controller card will work, though) -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | The less things change, the | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | more they remain the same | --------------------------------------------------------------------------