CompuServe Messages

Tim, There should be no problem with the system's accessing your 2-meg expansion board with a 2630 installed. I have a 2 meg 16-bit ram board in my system also. The 16-bit memory is slower, but the system is smart enough to use the 32-bit memory first. While you won't have to reformat your hard disk when you install 2.04, it is the recommended procedure. I know that I had to reformat mine, but that was because I had been using some interim beta releases of the OS, and the reformat was definitely necessary due to problems in them. (Aren't developers lucky? <grin>) I've no experience with the 386sx bridgeboard. I would "guess" that it's pretty comparable to a separate 386sx, except that the only graphics mode available unless you add a separate video board is CGA <ugh>. My own personal opinion is that, unless you really only need MS-DOS capability very occasionally or you have a very limited amount of space available, buying a separate Klone makes more sense – they've gotten cheap enough that you're really not saving much (if any) by going the bridgeboard route. Hope this helps…. – BobR