Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 May 2004 13:31:29 +0100 | From | John Bradford <> | Subject | Re: PCI excessive retry error |
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> I mentioned a "broken bus" in the beginning. Some new > PCI boards are not 5-volt tolerant. If you plug them into > the PCI bus of some motherboards (Intel 865PE chipset), > The Intel D865PERL, for one, the PCI/Bus will get blown. > Same with the MS-6585 (648 MAX board). I blew up several > boards by plugging 3.5 volt PCI cards into the 5 volt > bus. According to the rules, it's supposed to work unless > the PCI slots have "Cadium Yellow" or "Brilliant Blue" > keying plugs (I kid you not, it's in the PCI specs).
So, did you actually plug the cards in to the wrong coloured slots, or do you have a 3.5 volt-incompatible motherboard with a colour of slots which suggests compatibility?
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