RE: [OT] - Anyone got a PCI-X mobo they're not using?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, you should have got the PCIe version - unless you bought a long
time ag=
o? My PCIe actually works quicker than my PCI-x version :)

Paul.

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of brougham Baker
> Sent: 13 June 2008 00:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] - Anyone got a PCI-X mobo they're not
using?
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> From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> > Does anyone have a motherboard that has one or two PCI-X slots
that
> they're
> > no longer using? I have a PCI-X 3-Ware SATA RAID controller card
that
> I'm
> > currently using in a standard PCI slot and it would be nice to be
> able to
> > let it stretch its legs and run at full speed.
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> I too have a 3ware PCI-X RAID card. Mine is sat in a 64bit PCI-X slot
> in a
> Dell Server but the bloody thing will not do transfers faster than the
> magic
> 32bit/33mhz PCI 133MB limit. It does maintain that speed across the
> whole
> array (8x 320GB drives).
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> Basically I would try before you buy if possible- having said that I
> did buy
> the motherboard that Ian got (Asus P5WDG2) with a Q6600 and 8GB ram
> (<=A3100
> rude not to) and 4x 1TB drives. I haven't moved the 3ware over to it
> yet- I
> can't find a suitable case (need 10x 3.5" and 4x5.25").
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> Bro
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