RE: x4 PCI express card in x16 slot?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes definitely the 3Ware/AMCC card - came out well in a roundup review
at T=
oms Hardware. Probably the 9590SE.

Which M/B have you got?

Cheers,

Paul.



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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Adrian Merwood
> Sent: 05 August 2006 10:33
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> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] x4 PCI express card in x16 slot?
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> Which card are you going to go with - the 3ware?  My ASUS board has
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> On 4 Aug 2006, at 08:27, Paul Gale wrote:
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> > I=92m still working out what kit to put in my new server =96 one
of the
> > components is a x4 PCI Express SATA RAID controller. There are
> > actually two versions =96 a PCI-X or x4 PCI express card. As
PCI-X
> > are quite rare on desktop boards (affordable), I was thinking of
> > using a standard desktop board with and extra x16 PCI express
slot
> > and putting the card in this.
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> > From what I can make out, the smaller x4 PCI express card can be
> > used in the larger x16 PCI express slot =96 is this true?
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