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From: Bruce Burden <brucegb@realtime.net>
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Subject: Re: low-cost SCSI cards??
In-Reply-To: <200006130333.UAA02171@tera.com> from Gary Kline at "Jun 12, 2000 08:33:45 pm"
To: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 22:57:57 -0500 (CDT)
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> 
> 	I've got an Adaptec 29160 adaptor;  I expected it to fit 
> 	right into the motherboad of this server (an older 200MHz.
> 	128MB board.  No::: there were additional non-PCI like
> 	connectors on the end of the 29160 card.
>
	What you have is a 64 bit PCI card. You need a motherboard
   with 64 bit PCI connectors to use this card. Most "consumer"
   grade motherboards only have 32 bit PCI slots on them, as you
   are discovering. You need to look for a "server" ($$$) grade
   motherboard.

							Bruce


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