Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:52:00 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com> To: Bruce Burden <brucegb@realtime.net> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>, Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: low-cost SCSI cards?? Message-ID: <20000613085200.A2471@athena.sea.tera.com> In-Reply-To: <200006130357.WAA84458@sullivan.realtime.net>; from Bruce Burden on Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 10:57:57PM -0500 References: <200006130333.UAA02171@tera.com> <200006130357.WAA84458@sullivan.realtime.net>
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On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 10:57:57PM -0500, Bruce Burden wrote: > > > > > 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. I'll upgrade to a server PCI when the 128-bit cards have been out for a few years! Thanks noted to you and David. gary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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