Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:02:43 +0200 From: Patrick Hurrelmann <outi@bytephobia.de> To: "freebsd_daemon" <free.bsd@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP in PCI-X 66MHz slot? Message-ID: <20040616180243.2b137a6e@duality.bytephobia.de> In-Reply-To: <14401.1087386383@www32.gmx.net> References: <14401.1087386383@www32.gmx.net>
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:46:23 +0200 (MEST)
"freebsd_daemon" <free.bsd@gmx.net> wrote:
> dear list,
>
> I am planing to build a small DB-server and want to use a hot-swap capable
> Raid 5 array of IDE disks for the data. I am going to use FreeBSD 4.10R.
>
> I would like to use a 3ware Escalade 7506-4LP controller which is suppost to
> require a "PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit/66MHz bus" slot.
>
> The mainboard I am considering (Tomcat E7210 S5112G2NR) has a PCI-X 66MHz
> slot.
>
> Will the 3ware controller work in that slot?
yes, it will as pci-x slots are backwards compatible.
but please correct me, if i should be wrong ;)
Patrick
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