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Date:      Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:01:55 -0700
From:      Shawn Ramsey <megadeth@luke.cpl.net>
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:  <20000613130155.D91833@luke.cpl.net>
In-Reply-To: <200006130357.WAA84458@sullivan.realtime.net>
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.

What motherboards (or chipsets) have 64-bit PCI? Any specific recommendations for FreeBSD?




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