[H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread Thane Sherrington
Can one put a 32bit PCI card in a 64 bit slot? From googling it, it looks like some people have pulled it off, but I'd like to get confirmation. This is on an IBM IntelliStation Z Pro 6221-ATU T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]

RE: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 11:51 AM 21/04/2005, rls wrote: Looking at my mb right now. The little separators (bridges or notches) occur at different locations on the 32 and 64 bit pci slots. So I doubt it. IBM says it will, but as you say, the slots are different. T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude

Re: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread JRS
Mobos may vary, but I'm pretty sure I used to use my 32 bit SCSI card in a 64 bit slot on my old Tyan Duallie. ?? Can one put a 32bit PCI card in a 64 bit slot? From googling it, it looks like some people have pulled it off, but I'd like to get confirmation. This is on an IBM

RE: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread Winterlight
Yes you can do this. I have done it on a Server board, but also the new Matrox PCI says it runs in either a 64 or 32 slot. At 08:04 AM 4/21/2005, you wrote: At 11:51 AM 21/04/2005, rls wrote: Looking at my mb right now. The little separators (bridges or notches) occur at different locations on

Re: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
] ::: Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com ::: To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ::: Subject: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot? ::: Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:45:37 -0300 ::: ::: Can one put a 32bit PCI card in a 64 bit slot? From googling it, ::: it looks like some people have

Re: [H] 32bit PCI card in 64 bit slot?

2005-04-21 Thread Harry McGregor
Ok, Since none of the collective have really given you the true straight up answer, here it is. It is NOT the 32bit vs 64Bit that is an issue. The issue is one of speed and voltage. PCI v2.2 exists in the following forms (this does not include PCI-X or PCI-E) 32bit 33MHz 5 Volt (this is the