[Asterisk-Users] Re: Anyone aware of a current Dell server model with 3PCI slots

[Elio Rojano]

Matt wrote:

>We have a poweredge 2850 that we use for our VoIP server and it has 3 PCI slots.
>
>On 11/2/05, Tom Rymes <trymes at rymesheating.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>>>Looking for a "Current" Dell model, tower or 2U rackmount, that
>>>>has (3)
>>>>usable PCI slots?  Was just cruising Dell.com and can't find a
>>>>detailed
>>>>spec on any of the server offerings that tells me the number of
>>>>PCI slots
>>>>available.  Anyone using Dell for PBX builds can point me in the
>>>>right
>>>>direction?
>>>>        
>>>>
>>IIRC, the PowerEdge 2850 is used by Digium for ABE, and Signate for
>>some of their installations, so I think it should work well. It is a
>>2U rack mount, and may be available as a tower as well. I think it
>>has 3-4 PCI slots, but don't quote me.
>>
>>Tom
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I'm greeting to hear this. I have installed some Digium cards into this 
kind of servers.
I get surprised when the slots pci gets shared IRQ with ethernet 
devices, raid controller or VGA card.
Anybody knows how get unshare the IRQ of the slots pci ? (firmware, 
update, some special BIOS configuration,...)
We answered Dell with no response.

Cheers