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More info?)
Back to the original issue though, as far as I can be of any assistance,
you might see if you can get a PCI controller card that the system will
recognize. Check your local used PC shops etc. If not them, then Ebay,
Pricewatch, and a general Google of the web may turn up an alternative
source. Since Compaq machines were big as leased machines see if you have a
local office machine leasing company and try to find out what they do with
their returned/off lease machines. Many have a used PC outlet that sells
these machines and their components used, but still in good condition to the
general public. Also check the local college system as Compaq's are big
with them as well.
Finally, at the risk of sounding like a sales agent, look at
www.epcusa.com. They are St. Louis based company that sells returned/off
lease machines for a couple of different office machine leasing companies.
KC
"Sharmon" <on@request.com> wrote in message
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> Tom I am used to your disputing everything I say but you might want to
> look up OHCI especially when Compaq started making the transition to
> UHCI 1.0 (1994-late 1996) . It is known as USB 1.0/1.1 and was very
> common in a lot of earlier P2's . The southbridge chipset wasn't even
> capable of handling the higher 12mb/s I/O for about 4 months after
> UHCI 1.1 was developed .Only mice , keyboards and other 1.5 mb/s
> devices worked well. A lot of Digital R&D was put into perfecting it
> for about two years after the spec was published. (real world met
> theory in a big way). Yes USB 2.0 devices will usually work on 1.1
> ports but they will not work on 1.0 ports if the full 12mb/s is needed
> . I had an Armada 1700 that had a USB 1.0 port listed as USB 1.1
> compliant that worked only with 1.5 mb/s devices and the occasional
> older Palm (the MB in the Armada was ver 1.1A this problem was fixed
> by ver 2.0) . I worked for Digital/Compaq/HP for 11 years and finally
> got tired of be treated like trash and now work for the federal
> government so I can stop worry so much about be "downsized" for a
> change.
>
> Best Regards Tom
>
> Sharmon
>
> >I'll accept your thoughts on the PCI cards, but no machine ever shipped
with
> >a USB1.0 port, so I don't think your comments are accurate. USB2 devices
> >will run flawlessly (and slowly) on a USB1.1 port.
> >
> >Tom
> >"Sharmon" <on@request.com> wrote in message
> >news:v7jhb056glrll7jouci7v3oohqh6ld84l5@4ax.com...
> >> Absolutely no chance , the mobo isn't even looking at the right
> >> address on the card. Like trying to use a USB 1.0 port with a USB 2.0
> >> device , most are only USB 1.1 or 2.0 compatable.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >Oh
> >> >
> >> >So you think I've got no chance of getting my new controller working?
> >> >
> >> >Adam
> >> >
> >> >Ben Myers wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Adam,
> >> >>
> >> >> Unfortunately, there is only some backward compatibility. A PCI 2.2
> >board
> >> >> requires a PCI 2.2 motherboard, and may work in a PCI 2.1 mobo.
> >However, a PCI
> >> >> 2.2 complaint mobo IS backward compatible with any PCI card.
> >> >>
> >> >> The important thing is the level of PCI compliance of the
motherboard.
> >For the
> >> >> most part, Pentium-class motherboards were PCI 1.0 or 1.1 compliant,
> >with a few
> >> >> made to meet the PCI 2.0 spec... Ben Myers
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sat, 29 May 2004 13:37:31 +0100, Adam
<cooladamrichardson@yahoo.com>
> >wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>Hmm, actually the specs of the card:
> >> >>>http://tinyurl.com/3y3yb
> >> >>>say it's PCI, revision 2.2
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Surely the new specs would be backwards compatible though?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Adam
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Ben Myers wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>A 166Mhz Pentium system may well conform to an older version of the
> >PCI spec,
> >> >>>>whilst the new PCI cards meet the PCI 2.1 spec. And they may
require
> >PCI 2.1 on
> >> >>>>the motherboard... Ben Myers
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>On Fri, 28 May 2004 15:52:46 +0100, Adam
> ><cooladamrichardson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>>Hi All,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>I've just bought a new PCI IDE controller card in order to skip
the
> >8GB
> >> >>>>>limit on the size of my hard drive. Unfortunately the card is not
> >> >>>>>recognised. It doesn't show up in the device list in the Compaq
BIOS
> >:-(
> >> >>>>>(I've tried it in two different PCI slots)
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Any ideas why?
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>My computer is a: DeskPro 4000S 5166X
> >> >>>>>The card is an ST-305 made by "Silicon Image"
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>Thanks a lot,
> >> >>>>>Adam
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>--
> >> >>>>>Adam Richardson
> >> >>>>>Email me at: stonemonkey@ntlworld~nonono~dot com
> >> >>>>>Carpe Diem
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Adam
> >> >>>
> >> >>>--
> >> >>>Adam Richardson
> >> >>>Email me at: stonemonkey@ntlworld~nonono~dot com
> >> >>>Carpe Diem
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Adam
> >>
> >
>
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