Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 22:07:21 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu (Kevin Van Maren) Cc: ade@demon.net, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: EISA cards. Message-ID: <10133.869105241@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Jul 1997 19:14:20 MDT." <199707170114.TAA28520@fast.cs.utah.edu>
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Kevin Van Maren wrote in message ID <199707170114.TAA28520@fast.cs.utah.edu>: > As for more PCI slots, there are a few motherboards with 6+ slots. > Usually in high-end servers. A few motherboards support 5 PCI > slots, on one PCI bus. But beyond that you need multiple PCI busses > which involves a bridge chip. Award BIOS can only deal with one bridge. Actually, as I'm sure others will tell you, some motherboards have two (non bridged) PCI busses. I believe the Intel Alder server for one. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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