Re: Slot usage advice sought

[The Wizard of Oz <wizard@emeraldcity.gov>]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:39:03 -0800, Skip wrote:

> I am building a system to restore my BBS software to. It has been over
> 10 years, so I have forgotten pretty much everything.
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	Good for you.

	Slots are easy. I agree with the others. Since the boot sequence starts
at Slot 7 and moves down the bus, put your bootable drive in Slot 7. Slot
6 is for the 5.25 and 5 is for the 3.5. If you are running 80 columns then
Slot 3/AUX is for the 80 column card. Those are the most important slots.
I had a similar clock card and I had it running in Slot 4. Your
modem/serial card can go in any free slot. Make sure you have a good fan
for your computer. With that many cards heat will be a problem.

	If you're running a GS then you don't need a clock card or the 80 column
card. Connect external modems with appropriate cables. Look for GS
specific floppies. This way the only cards you have is your CF card and
memory. Keeping the devices external helps with the heat. Rom03 machines
allow other things in slot 3 and 4 if you want.

				Later
				Mike