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Disk Controller:

Bus Type ___ ISA ___ EISA ___ VLB ___ PCI   _______ Other
Drive Interface ___ IDE ___ SCSI ___________________ Other
If IDE or EIDE, how many drives (max)? ________   What DMA level? __________
If SCSI, what type? ____1  ____2   _____3   ________Other
Cache Memory Supported ___ No ___ Yes    How Much ____________
 
Floppy Support Installed ___ No ___ Yes
I/O Ports Installed with the Controller?  ___ No ___ Yes (usually on the motherboard)

I/O Ports:

# of Serial Ports ________
High Speed (16550) _____ No _____ Yes
Com1 is: ___ 9 Pin ___ 25 Pin         ___ Address ___ IRQ
Com2 is: ___ 9 Pin ___ 25 Pin         ___ Address ___ IRQ
# of Parallel Ports ___ #              ___ Address ___ IRQ
Bi-directional Port(s)    ___ No ___ Yes
ECP/EPP capable Port(s) ___ No ___ Yes
Built-in Modem?    ____ No   _____ Yes   If yes, Speed? __________   Type? _______
If there is a modem built in, you MUST know the:    ___ Address ___ IRQ will that conflict with other devices (such as a sound card, etc.)??   ____ No   ____ Yes 
Built-in Network Card? ____ No   ____ Yes   If yes, Speed? ________   Type? _______

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