First post, by TheAbandonwareGuy
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Ran across something interesting while testing 3 cards i received as untested. The card in question is the Trident TGUI 4440-3 which Wikipedia lists (and this is relevant for later)
"TGUI9440-3 - PCI/ISA bus, similar to TGUI9440-2.[26] Differently designed Trident logo, rare"
Now, i first searched this up before testing and I thought
"Ok, the card launched the same year as PCI, this probably just means the chip was available in both flavors."
Well, that's not the case. I get around to testing the card and sure as shit it won't boot in a PCI slot. Not only that the gold strips are visible a good 20 percent of there length above the PCI slot which makes me think its either not all the way in or my case is blocking it. So i try 2 different PC's for a total of 8 different slots tested JUST IN CASE its very specific about what and where it works in. Eventually i get to looking and realize the gold strips on the connector ARENT EVEN PCI STANDARD, THERE ISA STANDARD even though the card is keyed for PCI and fits in a PCI slot (Which no ISA card to my knowledge fits in). The connectors are a bit wider and a fair bit longer than the gold connectors on a PCI edge connector. They match what i would find on an ISA percisely though.
This is really weird. It looks like they actually tried to make a Hybrid card (whether my card is bad, or it just doesn't like my late 90's PCI slots idk, i couldnt get it to boot).
Please say one of you has some idea what in the name of Jesus christ this abomination is?
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