Indeed, you do need MB BIOS support for the cards mentioned. Usually this tidbit is given along with technical information for MBs. Here's an example. This is some brief technical information from the Mfr. of a MB I have (note the BIOS info explicity states that the BIOS is included):
DX-9700 FEATURES CPUs SUPPORTED Intel 486 DX, DX2, DX4 Non-SL and SL Enhanced Microprocessors Cyrix/IBM/SGS/TI 486 DX, DX2, DX2-V80, DX4, DX4-GC, DX4-GP, DX4-GIC, DX4-GP4 & 5x86 100MHz/120MHz/133MHz SL Enhanced Microprocessors AMD 486 DX4, 5x86 SL Enhanced Microprocessors Supports 3.3V, 4V, and 5V CPUs with ZIF Sockets UMC Chipset MEMORY Up to 256MB Main Memory Four 72-pin SIMM slots for EDO and Fast Page Mode DRAM Modules CACHE 256KB Write-Back Cache SRAM Module BUS ARCHITECTURE Three 32-Bit PCI Slots One 32-Bit VLB Slot Four 16-Bit ISA Slots ONBOARD I/O Two PCI Enhanced IDE Ports Supports 4 Devices PIO 0-4 Two High Speed Serial Ports 16550 UART Compatible One Enhanced Parallel Port SPP, EPP, ECP capable One Floppy Drive Port Supports 2 Floppy Drives ENERGY SAVING FUNCTIONS SMM/SMI Power Management with APM Software Interface Monitor CPU & I/O status with fully user configurable parameters in BIOS BIOS AMI WinBIOS Optional Flash PnP BIOS for easy upgrade NCR SCSI 810 BIOS built-in SIZE 8-5/8" X 9-7/8" 22cm X 25 cm tony mollica wrote: > Can someone provide some info. I've found three types of > ncr scsi cards (pci), the 810, 860, and 875. Only the 875 > claims to have onboard bios. How does one find out whether > the motherboard bios supports the other ncr cards? It seems > that I have seen the disclaimer mentioned that you must make > sure that your bios supports these cards. > How do you go about that? -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
