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i440bx
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 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject: Who know what this is?? Siemens experts asked! |
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Hi,
what is that for a Card? It has a 80196 installed, full length 16Bit ISA and a never seen Port... 
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Qwerty
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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It's an I/O card.
IMHO it has either 8x RS-232 (V.24) or 8x RS-422 (V.11) ports because there are 8 identical groups of socketed ICs on the obard.
| i440bx wrote: | | ...and a never seen port... |
It's a high density connector because there are no space for 8x 9-pin port connectors on the board. 
To use the card you need an adaptor cable - a so called 'octopus cable'.
Here is an example of an octopus cable. The cable for your card should look like it.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170174445608
This one is a network cable and will not fit in your card. |
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i440bx
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Qwerty
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| i440bx wrote: | Can I put it into my 286 ??
Or is it a special for e.g. a Siemens MX2? |
Yes, you can use it in all PCs with 16-Bit ISA bus.
In order to do this you will need a driver and an octopus cable. You must also know how to set jumpers on the card. |
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Elar
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| That's 16-port Intelligent Serial Controller. |
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