I should know this....

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  1. megamaced

    megamaced Geek Geek Geek!

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    ... but it has slipped my mind!

    Is ISA 16Bit hardware PnP? I think 8Bit isn't but 16bit is?

    Can someone clarify!
     
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  2. Anti-Trend

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    Depends on the hardware. Some ISA cards are PnP, some aren't. Some have jumpers to set the resources manually which can also be set to a PnP setting.
     
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  3. megamaced

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    So both 8Bit and 16bit ISA cards can be PnP?
     
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    I believe so, yes. But ultimately my answer was that 16-bit ISA could be PnP, but not necessarily. I'm not as certain about 8-bit ISA, I'd have to look it up (don't work with that everyday!).
     
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  5. megamaced

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    I now know the answer! :)

    If you are interested, this is what I have read:
    Most, if not all 8-BIT ISA cards aren't PnP. On the other hand, ISA 16-BIT cards manufactured after 1995 are like to be PnP. This is because Windows 95 was the first PnP compatible OS.
     
    megamaced, Dec 22, 2005
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