[asterisk-biz] PCI-X E1 Card

[alex at pilosoft.com]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Matt Riddell (NZ) wrote:

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> alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
> > You are very confused (tm).
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> Sweet sounds good so far!
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> > PCI-X is fully compatible with standard PCI. PCI-X is a 64-bit extension. 
> > Any PCI card (with appropriate voltage) will fit in the PCI-X slot. 
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> Ok, I had a standard PCI network card which I tried to put in the slot.
>  There was a line across the socket which didn't correspond to the gap
> in the network card.
Correct, you had an old 5V PCI network card. Newer cards are universal: 
they have two gaps.

> After reading the manual I assumed the socket is PCI-X.
> 
> It appears that it is not as a standard PCI card will not fit in this
> socket.
> 
> > Your problem is voltage. PCI-X is usually 3V. Your card is probably
> > 5V.  However, there are cards from both Digium and Sangoma that
> > support 3V.  Get those.
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> Does this mean an extra space in the card?
yes