From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 30 20:46:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30CDE16A4D0 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:46:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.tcbug.org (12-218-40-24.client.mchsi.com [12.218.40.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0BCA43D68 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:46:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from friar_josh@ns1.tcbug.org) Received: by ns1.tcbug.org (Postfix, from userid 1003) id C1655BB9A; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:47:03 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:47:02 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel To: Bill Moran Message-ID: <20040730204702.GF3588@ns1.tcbug.org> References: <20040730163230.63186325.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040730163230.63186325.wmoran@potentialtech.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] 64-bit PCI in 32-bit slots??? crazy?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:46:53 -0000 On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 04:32:30PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > > I'm inheriting some hardware. > > These boards have 64-bit PCI SATA cards jammed in 32-bit PCI slots. Oddly > enough, the boxen boot and start Linux (which will be replaced with FreeBSD > when I'm done) > > I guess my question is hardware-related. I mean, I can't believe this > worked! Has anyone else seen/done this? Is this as crazy as it seems to > me? > > -- > Bill Moran I have a friend that is using a 64 bit SCSI card (29160 adaptec if memory serves) and it's backwards compatable with 32 bit slots Josh Paetzel