You shall never have HW in a computer that is not configured.
I interupt from that kind of HW can mess up in the OS.

hf

"Tom Hula" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> There was a string a while back where someone asked if it would be a
problem
> if their HP-IB card was still in the computer when the computer was
upgraded
> to 6.5. The responses didn't seem (to me) to quite answer the question.
> So.......
>
> I have a 927LX with an HP-IB card in it. It is not configured on the
system
> at all. When it boots up, as far as the operating system is concerned,
there
> is no HP-IB card. My system printers are using serial ports now instead of
> the HP-IB. So, it is there, but not being used and there is no need to
> replace it with anything else.
>
> That being said, would there be any problem upgrading to 6.5 with that
HP-IB
> card still sitting in the computer?   TIA
>
>         Tom Hula
>         Victor S. Barnes Company
>
>