Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:25:18 -0500 From: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe-8x usage on ASUS SLI boards Message-ID: <20051216172518.A31803@cons.org> In-Reply-To: <439DAC66.3020104@mail.uni-mainz.de>; from ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de on Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 05:59:18PM %2B0100 References: <439DAC66.3020104@mail.uni-mainz.de>
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O. Hartmann wrote on Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 05:59:18PM +0100: > Hello. > My question may be a little bit cranky, but having low cost server in > mind it may be of relevance. > > Is it possible to use the second 8x SLI slot on ASUS A8n-SLI > Deluxe/Premium as a normal PCIe-8x slot with SLI enabled? > > Server systems do not utilize high graphics throughput, so I can live > with a PEG card in 8x mode. But it would be fine if I could use a > 8x-lane SATA-II or SCSI RAID card in the second PEG slot with 8x-lane > support. In practice that should usually be possible. In theory, a x16 slot is only required to serve x16 and x1 cards, a x8 slots most serve x8 and x1 but nothing in between is required. Martin -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> http://www.cons.org/cracauer/ FreeBSD - where you want to go, today. http://www.freebsd.org/
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