Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Mar 1999 05:12:26 -0500 | From | Doug Ledford <> | Subject | Re: PCI 64 bit board on PCI 32 bit connector. |
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Gerard Roudier wrote: > > Hi all, > > I want to use a 64 bit PCI board on my system which uses an ASUS P2L97 > mother board. The PCI specs says a 64 bit PCI board should plug gracefully > into a 32 bit PCI connector, but it does not. > > The problem seems to be due to the following: > > PCI 32 recommended connector: > > | |--------------...-----------| | > >-< 1.27 [.050] mm > > PCI 32 connector of the PL297 MotherBoard: > > | |--------------...-----------| | > >-< >= 1.80 mm (measured +- 1mm) > > If somebody could confirm that or let me know if I may have missed > something important, this will help me.
I've been using 64bit PCI cards in my Intel DK440LX motherboard for quite some time, so I suspect you are right that the problem is the MB connector and not the card :)
-- Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com> Opinions expressed are my own, but they should be everybody's.
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