Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!mrcnext!anderson From: anderson@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (Brent James Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: 16 bit IBM slots on 2000 Message-ID: Date: 6 Mar 91 10:09:29 GMT References: <7658@uceng.UC.EDU> <19549@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Reply-To: anderson@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu Distribution: na Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 33 drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) writes: >In article <7658@uceng.UC.EDU> dmartin@uceng.UC.EDU (Dale Martin) writes: >> >>I was noticing the other day while installing memory on >>my 2000(HD) that the mother board has tracks run to the >>8 bit IBM slots, beyond the length of the slot. It looks >>like if you added a connector, you could extend your 8 >>bit slots to 16 bit slots. My motherboard is rev 6.2. >>Does anyone know if this is the case? >yes, you can turn the two 8 bit IBM slots into 16 bit IBM slots by soldering >in the appropriate connector. *NOTE* you'll void your warranty. Are you sure about this?!!?!? I've never heard this mentioned anywhere else? >you may also have trouble installing some older 8 bit cards and hardcards, >since some of them assumed that there was empty space beside the 8 bit >connector. If this is true, where can I get the right connector? :-) It sounds like I could connect one of those fancy 16bit SuperVGA cards to the BridgeBoard side instead of having to hunt around for the less common 8bit VGA cards. >>the mirror always lies. -Rush | -Dale Martin > --Scotty Hope you're not pulling our associated legs :-) Have any tech. refs. that I could dig up??? Thanks, -Beej