Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 19:01:30 +0200 From: Michael Fuckner <michael@fuckner.net> To: Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe to USB to PCIe Message-ID: <55E9CE6A.2040306@fuckner.net> In-Reply-To: <CAA3ZYrBM_FtCGy1MG6LXY1tA-vNsx=xjYE3EpSQzXouEPxrBfA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3ZYrBM_FtCGy1MG6LXY1tA-vNsx=xjYE3EpSQzXouEPxrBfA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, I don't see any active components, so I believe it is still PCIe (just via an USB Connector) Regards, Michael! On 9/4/2015 6:06 PM, Dieter BSD wrote: > A very small PCIe x1 card with USB 3.0 controller, a USB cable, > and a small pcb with a PCIe x16 slot. Intended to allow using > x16 video cards with x1 slots, and reducing power/space/cooling > demands on mainboard. > > Claim: "No Driver necessary" > > Can these things possibly work? > > If they do, it seems to me that this would be a great way to > add additional general purpose PCIe slots to any computer that has > USB ports, which nearly all do these days. If no driver is needed, > they should work with any OS. Obviously there is a speed limitation, > but many applications can live with that. > > Sounds too good to be true. Am I missing something? > > http://kaishijia.en.alibaba.com/product/1869213364-221855851/PCIE_PCI_E_Riser_Card_to_USB3_0_and_SATA_Power_Cable_with_PCB_Board_for_Bitcoin_Machine.html > > More here: > http://kaishijia.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-221855851/Bitcoin_Mining_cables.html > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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