RE: x4 PCI express card in x16 slot?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Adrian.

Paul.

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Adrian Merwood
> Sent: 06 August 2006 09:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] x4 PCI express card in x16 slot?
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> Paul,
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> I have an ASUS ALI8SN32 (??) its the dual full 16x SLi board with an
> addional 4x PCIe very nice board.  With a Athlon Dual Core and 2GB
ram.
> Adrian
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> On 5 Aug 2006, at 11:47, Paul Gale wrote:
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> > Yes definitely the 3Ware/AMCC card - came out well in a roundup
> > review at Toms Hardware. Probably the 9590SE.
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> > Which M/B have you got?
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> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul.
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> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
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> >> Adrian Merwood
> >> Sent: 05 August 2006 10:33
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] x4 PCI express card in x16 slot?
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> >> Paul,
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> >> Which card are you going to go with - the 3ware?  My ASUS
board has
> >> the x4 PCI
> >>
> >> Adrian
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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 t=
he
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
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> >>> Paul.
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