Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:10:11 -0500 From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: hal <hl700@cc.usu.edu> Cc: FreeBSD - Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sound vs. PCIX bus Message-ID: <ef10de9a0508041210773a1969@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6F67E66B-EE3E-422B-9D60-F56E0AA9C755@cc.usu.edu> References: <6A1C7360-A053-4C77-AE30-6E91FD8D8AE4@cc.usu.edu> <ef10de9a0508040254494c9eb0@mail.gmail.com> <6F67E66B-EE3E-422B-9D60-F56E0AA9C755@cc.usu.edu>
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On 8/4/05, hal <hl700@cc.usu.edu> wrote: >=20 >=20 > On Aug 4, 2005, at 3:54 AM, Nikolas Britton wrote: >=20 > On 8/3/05, hal <hl700@cc.usu.edu> wrote:=20 >=20 > Can anyone recommend a sound card for the PCIX bus? >=20 > =20 >=20 > You will not be able to find a sound card that's PCI-X. A 16-bit / > 44KHz PCM audio stream is something like 1MB/s and the 32-bit / 33MHz > PCI bus can support 133MB/s. I don't think their will ever be a PCI-X > based sound card.... You can use a normal PCI card in a PCI-X slot so > just buy an el-cheapo sound can an stick pop it in there.... We are > talking about PCI-X and not PCI-eXpress, right? > > I don't know which bus I have for sure, but the card slots have > a non-removable bridge in them which prevents me from inserting > the sound card I have. >=20 > BTW others have suggested various schemes for using the internal > speaker. (THANKS) I have tried their suggestions and they work. > Not loud enough of course, but I may be able to solve that. >=20 For the record.... Here's what PCI, PCI-X, and PCIe x16 buses look like: http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=3Dxeon64mb&page=3D4 I also found a sound card that will work in a PCI-X slot and in FreeBSD. It's a "CREATIVE Sound Blaster Live! 30SB041000000 24-bit 96KHz" and it uses the emu10k1 FreeBSD driver (man snd_emu10k1), you can find it over at newegg.com for $29 + $5 S&H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=3DN82E16829102177
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