Hello, like the subject says, these questions aren't Linux related. However, I know at least a few people here know enough to tell me the answers.

I threw together a "new" computer from some really old parts. What I don't understand is this motherboard. There are 3 PCI slots off to the right, opposite of where the slots on a newer board would be. One says "Master", the next "Master/Slave", and the third "Master/Slave" again. Master what? I didn't know there were master and slave PCI devices. Or does it mean that a controller is supposed to be connected there, and the master drive gets connected to the first? And if so, can I connect other PCI devices such as an ethernet card and use them? If I did that, the cable would have to ENTER the computer since the slots are off to the right...

I also have a Winbond ISA controller. Can I connect both the hard drive and the floppy drive to this controller, or do I need a separate controller for each one?

Any information about this hardware would be greatly appreciated. Please excuse my ignorance, I'm not accustomed to older hardware. Thanks in advance.

...oh, and what about IRQ, etc.? I read that with ISA devices, these aren't automatically detected for you and you need to specify them. How would I go about gathering this information?

EDIT: After more searching, I fount out that those aren't PCI slots after all, they're VESA, which I previously had no knowledge of...