On Saturday 15 February 2020 21:46:38 Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/15/2020 02:45 PM, dave engvall wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > A quick look at web sources seems to indicate that the EPP > > on some motherboards simply doesn't work. > > > > In my case I'm having problems with a 7i43 -5i33. > > > > Has anyone gotten the 7i43/5i33 to work with a D525 intel > > board? If so would you please share the magic incantations > > necessary. > > The EPP mode on the D525 does work properly. You do have to > set the port to EPP mode in the BIOS, > standard address is 0x378. You MUST use an IEEE-1288 cable, > a generic DB-25 cable does not have > twisted pairs for the strobe lines, and crosstalk will foul > up the communication. I have used it with > my FPGA devices, not Mesa's, but I think the problems are > the same. > > Jon
Jon, are you saying that a 25 line ribbon cable doesn't work right omn a D-525-MW mobo? Or is there a length beyond which it not reliable? I ask because the only times I've had a cable problem, driving it with either of my D-525-MW's parports it really was a cable problem. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
