Chapter Four
Multiple Host Adapter Support
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Standard Mode
An EISA system can support up to a maximum of four AHA- 1740A/1742A/1744 adapters in standard mode; limited by the four available DMA channels: 0, 5, 6 and 7. The host adapters must be set to unique Interrupt channels (IRQ), DMA channels, I/O port addresses, and BIOS addresses.
Enhanced Mode
An EISA system supports up to a maximum of twelve