prateeksikka Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 HI EVERYBODY!I OPENED UP THE CPU BOX OF MY COMPUTER FOR THE SECOND TIMEI COULD RECOGNIZE THE CPU CHIP ON THE MOTHERBOARD,A THICK BOOK TYPE HARDDISK!,AND A FEW OTHER BUSES.CAN ANYONE HELP ME IN KNOWING WHAT TYPES OF BUSES ARE THESE.THOUGH I KNOW A FEW WORDS LIKE ISA BUS,PCI BUS ETC.WHAT DO THESE BUSES ACTUALLY DO AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES B/W THESE BUSES.DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUS IN THE SYSTEM?PRATEEK' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 It really depends a lot on the vintage, etc.post a photo and someone can mark it up with descriptions.MP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prateeksikka Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 can anyone tell me the names of common buses like PCI,ISA etc and the functions they perform?my cam is not working so i cant post a pic of my PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 The information you require can be found in Tom's Guides here: http://www.tomshardware.com/Or at : http://www.anandtech.com/ If you know the name and # of your motherboard you can find descriptions and pictures on the manufacturers homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prateeksikka Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 thanks ante for the links!i am still unable to find the difference between ISA AND PCIPRATEEK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 http://www.interfacebus.com/Design_PCI_Pins.htmlhttp://www.interfacebus.com/Design_Connector_PCAT.htmlMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJB2K3 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 simply putISA = brown (old computers)PCI = whitePCE (PCI express) = black but reversedAGP = blackMost modern pcs have<Disclamour> This is very simply put </Disclamour> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dido Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 The difference b/w an ISA slot and a PCI slot is that ISA slots are 16 bit and PCI slots are 32 bit. ISA slots are used in old computers thay are long usually black coloured but you should know that ISA slots are no longer manufactured.For more info try to search in google or sth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I should warn against using color of the connector to determine the type of buss. I have seen and purchased these connectors in different colors in the past. There are other obvious differences in the buss connection. You cannot insert a card into the wrong buss. You should look at the characteristics of the connector to see the differences.MP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 ISA is no longer commonly available in nowadays motherboard.... except some industrial mini size controller boardand do not "visually" distinguish the bus .......... get yourself a manual of the motherboard..... it will clearly state what are these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prateeksikka Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 hi there!any difference in data flow and protocols used in ISA AND PCI?or are they samefor a particular hardware interfacing are they interchangable?prateek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dido Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Look at these links they might be useful ! ;D ;D ;Dhttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-isa.phphttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-mca.phphttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-pci.phphttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-cpci.phphttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-pcmcia.phphttp://www.quatech.com/support/comm-over-usb.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prateeksikka Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 hi everybody!actually i wish 2 know the reason behind using so many buses in a computer .why not a single bus for all types of communication.like for example,why to connect printer and digital camera on different buses or ports?plz reply soonprateek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 It is a technology trend in using different buses......the newest have the higher data flow bandwidth and faster speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prateeksikka Posted April 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 hi trigger!is there any difference in the protocols which the buses use?or is it the same.i also wish to know why we connect some devices on parallel port while some on serial port.prateek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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