The Test of the Futurelec ET-8255 PCI Interface Board

Today we prepare the PC to test the Futurelec ET-8255 V3 interface board. These are obstacles that we found out with our existed workshop PC.
1- The display card is using 16 colors only and need the right display driver which is 86C394-397 S3 Savage4.
2-The datasheet requires Adobe Reader
3-The programs need a compiler
4-The demo and test program require PS/2 mouse to use with
5-All 3 IDC connectors on the IB are 34P rather than 40P as we used to used with old 8255 board.
6-No CDROM

Due to these reasons, then before we go ahead we have to get those things ready prior to proceeding to the next level.
As for #1, the driver already downloaded and installed. Now the display is using 16bit 800x600 resolution.
As for #2, we have the software and just pending installation only.
As for #3, Mr Khow will bring the Visual Basic V6 compiler CD by tomorrow.
As for #4, temporarily no device available yet, but it could be taken care of once the need arise
As for #5, sometime this week I will go to SS2 PJ to buy the necessary components ASAP
As for #6, the old CDROM from store is being used now since that PC have 2 devices.

The driver s for the PCI board have been installed, and so far when the test program being run, no error message come out. However, full testing would only be done ASAP once those above obstacles were settled.

As for the time being, we will go through the manuals and try to understand and do some comparative study with the old board. It seems like the materials support for this interface board are quite extensive, meaning a lot of reading are required prior to actual programming can be done.