From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 16 22:25:29 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D714716A422 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:25:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: from schlepper.zs64.net (schlepper.zs64.net [212.12.50.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4E6443D64 for ; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:25:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: from schlepper.zs64.net (schlepper [212.12.50.230]) by schlepper.zs64.net (8.13.3/8.12.9) with ESMTP id jBGMPIvv031964; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:25:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from cracauer@schlepper.zs64.net) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by schlepper.zs64.net (8.13.3/8.12.9/Submit) id jBGMPINt031963; Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:25:18 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cracauer) Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:25:18 -0500 From: Martin Cracauer To: "O. Hartmann" Message-ID: <20051216172518.A31803@cons.org> References: <439DAC66.3020104@mail.uni-mainz.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <439DAC66.3020104@mail.uni-mainz.de>; from ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de on Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 05:59:18PM +0100 Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe-8x usage on ASUS SLI boards X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:25:30 -0000 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 http://www.cons.org/cracauer/ FreeBSD - where you want to go, today. http://www.freebsd.org/