> On Jan 23, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Michael Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:27:51 -0500 > Dale Ghent <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Check your BIOS settings for the slots, they might be limited there. I also >> note that this motherboard model has two physical x8 PCIe slots but one of >> them is wired for 4 lanes only. Is your card in that slot? Something not >> linking up like this is likely to be more of a hardware configuration issue. >> > Doesn't this proof an x8 slot? LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x8 > I was aware of that one of the x8 slot was actually a x4 slot so I am > quite certain I have picked the right one. > > It couldn't be as simple as since there is no disks connected to the > second channel so the 4 lanes for the second channel is not active? > >> Also keep in mind that the 1068E card is quite old and its driver support in >> OmniOS/illumos is still the closed-source mpt driver binary, so there is not >> much room here. >> > I am aware of that and an upgrade to a 2x08 is on the todo list.
This card can’t saturate a modern x4, so you gain nothing going to x8. — richard > > -- > Hilsen/Regards > Michael Rasmussen > > Get my public GnuPG keys: > michael <at> rasmussen <dot> cc > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD3C9A00E > mir <at> datanom <dot> net > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE501F51C > mir <at> miras <dot> org > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE3E80917 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > /usr/games/fortune -es says: > Tis man's perdition to be safe, when for the truth he ought to die. > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss _______________________________________________ OmniOS-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss
