[Asterisk-Users] PCI Express and Digium Cards

[Scott Laird]

On Aug 18, 2004, at 2:00 PM, Jorge Verastegui wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm buying a new box and it brings the new PCI-e standard and not the 
> old PCI slots.
> I would like to know if the Digium Wildcard TDM400P and   
> <http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=wildcard_tdm400p2>Wildcard 
> TE405P will work with this PCI Express. 
> <http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=wildcard_te405p>
>
> Has anybody worked with PCI-e yet?
>
> As far as i understand, the Wildcard TE410P 
> <http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=wildcard_te410p>  (3.3 volts) 
> will not work. am i right?

PCI-E is a completely different beast, with a different form-factor.  
Traditional PCI cards won't fit into the slot.

A lot of newer boards have both types of slots.  You might want to look 
for one of those.


Scott