Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!agate!news.Stanford.EDU!usenet From: Charles Kendrick Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 20:17:57 -0700 Organization: Stanford University Lines: 25 Message-ID: <3206B965.BE8@shgc.stanford.edu> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <3203C317.26BF@flom.cfa.org> <4u3h6a$2eae@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> <3205B640.56C2@gil.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: rune.stanford.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I) Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14385 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57295 comp.sys.intel:54434 Barry wrote: > > > In article <3203C317.26BF@flom.cfa.org>, hosclfrm@flom.cfa.org wrote: > > >J. Tige Richardson wrote: > > > > > >Get the PRO with NT. Just install NT over your 95 when you are ready to. > > >This will give you an option on boot-up to select either OS. Just > > >remember, 95 first then install NT3.51 > > >Curt > > The above comment is pretty much correct on a pro > The standard Pentium runs most anything just fine but a Pro runs 16 > bit code like a wounded Buff(water) so for games go the fastest Pentium > you can afford (or a Cyrix) > and lots or ram of course > B Games these days use a 32 bit extender called DOS4GW, and while some 16 bit code is still necessary for DOS interface, it's generally not present in, for instance, a render loop. So games are flying on PPros. Go look at the benchmarks yourself: http://www.dfw.net/~sdw/index.html ckendrick@shgc.stanford.edu Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!news.iadfw.net!usenet From: Erik Alvar Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 10:56:49 +0100 Organization: The Internet Store Lines: 19 Message-ID: <32086861.7255@internetstore.com> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <3203C317.26BF@flom.cfa.org> <01bb82ca.3bd2dc60$6b4badc7@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: net20.internetstore.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (WinNT; I) To: Eddie Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14386 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57303 comp.sys.intel:54440 Eddie wrote: > > I agree! > > The PentiumPro 200 is the way to go, verses buying an > obsolete (pentium) board > (cmon, that MB is over two weeks old-it's obsolete now!). The only > thing you should watch, > as the gent in the previous post advised, if you install NT3.51 over > Windows95, your OK. > But if you decide to go with NT4.0, it CANNOT be installed OVER > WINDOWS95! (due to > the way the registry is structured). You can most definitely install NT 4.0 over a Windows '95 machine. I've done it 4 or 5 times. And this was the beta 2. Erik Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.cfa.org!news From: hosclfrm@flom.cfa.org Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 06:35:34 -0500 Organization: Communicating for America Network Services Lines: 26 Message-ID: <32072E06.1412@flom.cfa.org> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <3203C317.26BF@flom.cfa.org> <4u3h6a$2eae@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> <01bb82a3$36b2fac0$3320a5ce@hobbes-> NNTP-Posting-Host: tvu-14.dialup.eot.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5 (WinNT; U) Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14387 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57321 comp.sys.intel:54460 Tom Nelson wrote: > > I think he means install NT in a different directory not over '95, That'll > work. After instead of over would have been much better wording. Curt > > -- > Tom Nelson > tnel@primenet.com > http://www.primenet.com/~tnel > > > > > >Get the PRO with NT. Just install NT over your 95 when you are ready to. > > >This will give you an option on boot-up to select either OS. Just > > >remember, 95 first then install NT3.51 > > >Curt > > > > I guess you haven't read this: > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/95tontw.htm > > > > which basically say dont do that, it wont work. > > > > Mike Turner > > Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.join.ad.jp!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news2.acs.oakland.edu!condor.ic.net!branch.com!aanews.merit.net!imci3!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!interramp.com!usenet From: Steve McAllister Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: Re: SP3G and AMD 486/133 Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 15:26:40 +0000 Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link Lines: 4 Message-ID: <320612B0.2F53@interramp.com> References: <4u23f5$p9u@news00.btx.dtag.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: 38.10.10.178 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (WinNT; I) To: Rainer Battefeld As far as I know this MOBO only supports a DX100 due to the chipset used. Steve Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.join.ad.jp!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news2.acs.oakland.edu!condor.ic.net!branch.com!aanews.merit.net!imci3!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.dra.com!xara.net!emerald.xara.net!news.ftech.net!news From: kevin@chimera.ftech.co.uk (Kevin Reader) Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: Re: Cyrix 5x86 and VL/I-486SV2GX4 Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 23:11:11 GMT Organization: Frontier Internet Services Lines: 51 Message-ID: <4u5ut0$8u2@alpha.ftech.net> References: <31F233BC.52C3@usa.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: aj154.du.pipex.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 From anecdotal experience: It is quite likely that you need to rerun the Windoze 95 setup. Very generously microsoft install CPU speed specific code to make the system run at peak speed/efficiency. As usual however Old Bill's Boys do it the opposite of any sensible engineer and install only the code for one speed. This means that a different cpu makes it hopeless. [ A sensible engineer would pick the right code at BOOT TIME and you'd never have a problem. ] Rerunning setup (to some extent) should make it validate the speed code and reinstall stuff that works. I do not think it takes a full reinstall but I'm not aware which bit of setup triggers the speed code reinstall. The is based on the cripling of a hard disk installation moved from 486dx33 to 486dx66. regards Kevin Reader kevin@chimera.ftech.co.uk "Looking for where microsoft made it all make sense" "PS: Still looking". >Mike wrote: >I must not be living as well as some of you more fortunate folks. After >watching the success stories from this newsgroup and checking carefully >at the ASUS website, I decided to go the 5x86-120 route. I followed the >website instructions to a 't', used the new bios(0401), checked the >postings from successful usages, and promptly began smacking my head >against a wall. > I cannot get this combination to work. No matter what. >It will POST and boot win95, but the video is mangled. Partial displays, >non-erased images, incorrect screen paintings, etc. If I disable both L1 >and L2 caches, then it runs about like a 286, but a bit more accurately. >I am using an ATI mach64, with the most recent drivers, which has >performed extremely well for me with an amd dx4-100. >Any similar experiences out there? Any constructive comments would be >most welcome. >-- >Mike Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver2.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!howland.erols.net!news1.erols.com!hunter.premier.net!news.cais.net!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!rcogate.rco.qc.ca!chinook.Generation.NET!usenet From: amine Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 23:39:42 -0500 Organization: Generation.NET Lines: 7 Message-ID: <32081E0E.42A7@generation.net> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <4u8sda$d89@molokini.conterra.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: smtp.generation.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E (Win95; I) To: DSLivingston@conterra.com Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14390 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57328 comp.sys.intel:54463 Hi, Can it be possible to do it on both NT and Win95 ? Tank's R.Amine ------- Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver2.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!bcm.tmc.edu!pendragon!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!rcogate.rco.qc.ca!chinook.Generation.NET!usenet From: amine Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 23:37:10 -0500 Organization: Generation.NET Lines: 5 Message-ID: <32081D76.5A17@generation.net> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <4u8sda$d89@molokini.conterra.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: smtp.generation.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E (Win95; I) To: DSLivingston@conterra.com Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14391 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57329 comp.sys.intel:54464 Hi , Can you give us some Benchmark on Wintune ? Thanks . Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!news.cais.net!news2.cais.com!news From: rsamson@pacificnet.net (Robert Samson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: Re: Matrox Millennium 3.11 driver crash Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 15:23:55 GMT Organization: Posted via CAIS Internet Lines: 36 Message-ID: <3207637d.4083708@news.pacificnet.net> References: <3201120c.497221@news.nuernberg.netsurf.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm3-4.pacificnet.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99e/32.227 Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video:44431 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14392 On Thu, 01 Aug 1996 21:57:32 GMT, wrust@nuernberg.netsurf.de (Wolfgang Rust) wrote: >I just downloaded and tried to install the new 3.11 driver for the >Matrox Millennium. > >After booting, the PC crashes when switching from >text to graphics mode showing a black screen. Only a hard reboot is >possible. I have had the same result with the 3.11 drivers. [16771311.zip - 1,189,280, 16772311.zip 853,743] When I reinstalled the 3.01 drivers the problem went away. Matrox tech support suggested several fixes which did not work. I downloaded the drivers from the matrox ftp site twice with no change in the problem. The latest tech support info was that the web site drivers were corrupted and had been taken down, however they are still on the ftp site. My system consists of: 1) ASUS P55T2P4 with 512K PL cache 32 MB EDO RAM 430HX chipset step A-1 [430HX - SU087, PIIX - SU052] 2) Matrox Millennium (OEM) 2.0 BIOS w 2MB WRAM 3) Buslogic FlashPoint LT SCSI controller a. HP 1 GB HD b. Maxtor 1.2 GB HD c. Toshiba 3201 CD-ROM 4) WD 32100 2.1 GB EIDE hard drive run off MB cntrlr 5) Samsung 17GLSi Monitor Thanks Robert Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver2.jvnc.net!chi-news.cic.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.compuserve.com!newsmaster From: Claude Gygax Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: EDO + DRAM Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 17:04:57 -0700 Organization: CompuServe Incorporated Lines: 4 Message-ID: <3207DDA9.5117@dial.eunet.ch> Reply-To: gygax@dial.eunet.ch NNTP-Posting-Host: hd08-147.compuserve.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b6Gold (Win16; I) I still have 32 'old' MB of DRAM from my old motherboard ... Can I use these 32 'old' MB with 32 new MB of EDO on the same motherboard ( a P6NP5 ) ??? Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver2.jvnc.net!imci5!pull-feed.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!west.istar!news-w.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans.net!news.chips.ibm.com!mdnews.btv.ibm.com!news.rchland.ibm.com!rs33581.rchland.ibm.com!wdlee From: wdlee@rs33581.rchland.ibm.com (Wilson Lee) Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: Re: Ram for PCI/I SP3 Date: 6 Aug 1996 14:20:14 GMT Organization: IBM Rochester Mn Lines: 34 Message-ID: <4u7kau$1aqo@news.rchland.ibm.com> References: <4t66a0$1d3s@news.rchland.ibm.com> <31F78515.4229@usfca.edu> <4tt9s8$56f@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: rs33581.rchland.ibm.com To: s_stroed@ira.uka.de (Michael Stroeder) In article <4tt9s8$56f@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>, s_stroed@ira.uka.de (Michael Stroeder) writes: |> TorX (torx@voicenet.com) wrote: |> > In article <31F78515.4229@usfca.edu>, Frank & Lori Oswald |> > wrote: |> |> > > Wilson Lee wrote: |> > > |> > > > With Ram prices so low, but so many different variations (esp |> > > > for cheap ram), what is recommended for the PCI/I SP3? |> > > > - True Parity? Gold Leads? |> > > > - 8m -> Single Sided, How many Chips (does it matter)? |> > > > - 16m -> Dbl sided, How many Chips (ditto)? |> > > |> > > The SP3 uses NON-Parity only. I'd go with Platinum leads, but they are |> > > so darn expensive...Stick with tin/silver. |> > > |> > > Do not use double sided SIMMS; they are trouble. |> |> IMHO you have to use "double-sided SIMMs" if you want 8MB-modules. |> Hmm, I have to look in the manual once more. |> |> > Ack. Where did you read that you must use NON-parity SIMMs in an sp3? |> > Doesn't the board ignore the parity chip? |> |> IMHO it ignores parity. I use one bank with and one bank without parity. No |> side effects. |> |> Ciao, Michael. -- We're talking about the PCI/I SP3 (no G, not the PVI), right? I think the manual states 2x36, double sided for 8meg simms. (But hey, if i can go non-parity and save some money, why not!). Does it matter what bank is parity/non-parity? thx... Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!news.interlog.com!news From: "Dave Glue" Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Pentium or Pentium PRO running WIN95/games Date: 6 Aug 1996 18:10:09 GMT Organization: InterLog Internet Services Lines: 10 Message-ID: <01bb83b5$ab4ead80$LocalHost@dave-s> References: <01bb8035$2ddb7640$5cc05281@tige.colostate.edu> <32067727.5D63@tip.nl> <3206a8b7.8515711@news.dtx.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: daveacg.interlog.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1141 Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14395 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57354 comp.sys.intel:54485 Ron wrote in article <3206a8b7.8515711@news.dtx.net>... > A pentium pro 200 runs win95 and 16 bit programs about as fast as a > pentium 166. No, it _doesn't_. It runs 16-bit apps closer to a Pentium 200, and 32-bit apps under Win95 significantly faster than a P-200. Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!op.net!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!mr.net!winternet.com!alpha.sky.net!news From: "Frank V. Farrell" Newsgroups: rec.video.desktop,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.cards.video,sg.general,soc.culture.singapore,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,sg.comp.win95 Subject: Re: Help : Diamond DTV1100 Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 12:44:59 -0500 Organization: SkyNET Corporation Lines: 54 Message-ID: <3208D61B.6A6@sky.net> References: <4u9hk6$hia@raffles.technet.sg> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip117.sky.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win95; I) To: mengfeng@pacific.net.sg Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw rec.video.desktop:961 soc.culture.singapore:637 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14396 sorry I can't help with your problum. I was thinking of get is card for my system to input videos from my VCR have you tried this? If so whats the max. size pic. I could get to play back without grain. Do you think its better than Snappy video box? Tong Ronnie wrote: > > I have one problem here, hope somebody can help. > > Recently, I upgraded my Stealth64 Video 2001 with a DTV1100 and > installed it as instructed. Installation of both software and hardware > are successful, but on running the DTV I have some problem. > > 1. TV programs received are black and white without TV audio but with > hissing noise. > 2. Channel seem like off-tune. (eg. Local Channel 5 is received on > > channel 6 instead, and channel 8 on channel 9 and so on) > 3. Drivers used are already ver.1.02 downloaded from diamond > > Things that I have checked : > > 1. Antenna is connected. > 2. Tuner is set to local PAL BG system. > 3. Line In is tested OK with sight and sound on both NTSC and PAL > setting. > 4. Have tried auto-tuning, the preset channels are all plus one > channel. (eg. local ch5 are received on ch6, picture still in B&W > > w/o TV audio) > 5. Have also tried re-installing both Windows95 and the Video and > Tuner software, still no help. > > My system configuration are as > > 1. Motherboard ASUSTEK P/I-P55T2P4 with 256K cache on board + 256K add > 2. AWE32 PnP > 3. 2 X Conner 1GB HDD, > 4. Creative 6X CD-ROM > 5. Running on Windows95 > 6. No other software installed.(have tried re-installing Windows95 new > > with the DTV sw) > > Regards > Tong Ronnie -- Frank V. Farrell 8004 NW 70th Street Kansas City, MO 64152 voice 816-746-1812 fax 816-746-1805 E-mail ffarrell@sky.net Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!spring.edu.tw!serv.hinet.net!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!newscaster-1.mcast.net!informatik.uni-bremen.de!cs.tu-berlin.de!rommel From: rommel@cs.tu-berlin.de (Jens Petersen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup,alt.comp.pheriphs.mainboard.supermicro,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Program to show detail of 430HX Chipset Date: 6 Aug 1996 18:14:47 GMT Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany Lines: 19 Message-ID: <4u822n$514@news.cs.tu-berlin.de> References: <4u3pu1$c7u@mark.ucdavis.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: oere.cs.tu-berlin.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Xref: asustek.asus.com.tw comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:57357 alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus:14397 comp.sys.intel:54487 wjwen@flan.engr.ucdavis.edu (Paul Wen) writes: >430HX.EXE Version 0.1 >!!! Currently runs under Windows 95 only !!! >Shows most of the PCI registers of Intel 82430HX Chipset. >Information based on Intel 82430HX Datasheet. >There will be one for 82430VX soon. >Also, send me some output files. >Known Bugs of Version 0.1: Not yet tested under an actual 430HX machine. A HX tester that has never been run on a HX machine! That's good! Nothing personal, Paul, but if I wanted to spread a new virus, I'd try it that way, too. Jens Path: asustek.asus.com.tw!voyager.iii.org.tw!nctuccca.edu.tw!news.edu.tw!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!news.hooked.net!pmcentee From: pmcentee@hooked.net (Paul McEntee) Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus Subject: Advice on Zip Drive Purchase? Date: Wed, 07 Aug 96 20:17:12 GMT Organization: Go Bears!!! Lines: 37 Message-ID: <4uato2$egg@its.hooked.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: bass-57.ppp.hooked.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #2 I know it's an ASUS group, but this is where I hang out and most of you really know what your'e talking about, so I'll ask... Want to pick up a Zip drive and considering the following: Iomega Zip Drive - Parallel Port (external) Iomega Zip Drive - SCSI (internal or external) Syquest EZ-Zip - IDE (internal) Syquest EZ-Zip - SCSI My System: ASUS P55TP4N, Pentium 100, 2 GB Maxtor HD, 540 MB Conner, Sound Blaster, etc... I like the Iomega because I see more of them around in ads and stuff, and the Parallel port external will take like 30 seconds to install. I like the Syquest because it uses 135 MB cartriges that only cost (in my area, anyway) $1 more than 100 MB Iomega cartriges. I also think the IDE internal may be faster, but am not sure. As for SCSI, I'm all IDE right now so would have to buy a SCSI card. Not the end of the world, since I'd eventually like to add other things like a scanner and tape backup and SCSI would be nice. I think the SCSI zip drives are also a lot faster (right??). Can anyone suggest a good SCSI card if I go that way? I've conisdered Adaptec, either 2940W or 2940UW, and they seem expensive but have a good reputation, and you usually get what you pay for. Any suggestions on these two cards, or maybe others that are better (or about the same but less expensive)? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks Paul pmcentee@hooked.net