Subject: Re: ISA devices
To: Thomas Michael Wanka <tm_wanka@earthling.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/10/2000 21:47:26
On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 03:58:09PM +0100, Thomas Michael Wanka wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> recently I read about that isa devices could slow down system and 
> PCI performance. I have a file server with PCI network cards and 
> use an old isa VGA adapter (text mode only as it is a server) under 
> NetBSD. Are there chances that this isa VGA card could slow down 
> network performance and if yes, would it improve tu change it to a 
> PCI card?

I've seen this on a router too. If the video is quiet (i.e nothing scrolling
fast and no X) this isn't a problem.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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